Executive Summary

Summary
Title LibXfont, LibXfont2: Multiple vulnerabilities
Informations
Name GLSA-201711-08 First vendor Publication 2017-11-11
Vendor Gentoo Last vendor Modification 2017-11-11
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 3.6 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 4.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Synopsis


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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibXfont and Libxfont2, the


worst of which could allow attackers to cause a Denial of Service


condition.


 


Background


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X.Org Xfont library


 


Description


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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in LibXfont and


LibXfont2. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.


 


Impact


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Local attackers could obtain sensitive information or possibly cause a


Denial of Service condition.


 


Workaround


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There is no known workaround at this time.


 


Resolution


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All LibXfont2 users should upgrade to the latest version:


 



# emerge --sync



# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/libXfont2-2.0.2"


 


All LibXfont users should upgrade to the latest version:


 



# emerge --sync



# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/libXfont-1.5.3"


 


References


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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-13720


https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-13720


[ 2 ] CVE-2017-13722


https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-13722


 


Availability


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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at


the Gentoo Security Website:


 


https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-08


 


Original Source

Url : http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201711-08.xml

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 3

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2018-01-15 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2017-f3e5d31524.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-12-18 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_3b9590a1e35811e7a29354e1ad3d6335.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-12-14 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2017-1357.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-11-13 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201711-08.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-10-26 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2017-2783ef2c63.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-10-26 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2017-b7c4334524.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-10-11 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-3995.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-10-11 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-3442-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-10-09 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update.
File : debian_DLA-1126.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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Date Informations
2017-11-14 13:24:55
  • Multiple Updates
2017-11-11 17:23:31
  • First insertion