Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | libXfont vulnerabilities |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-2536-1 | First vendor Publication | 2015-03-18 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2015-03-18 |
| 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:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 8.5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 6.8 | Authentication | Requires single instance |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.10 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: libXfont could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it opened a specially crafted bdf font file. Software Description: - libxfont: X11 font rasterisation library Details: Ilja van Sprundel, Alan Coopersmith, and William Robinet discovered that libXfont incorrectly handled malformed bdf fonts. A local attacker could use this issue to cause libXfont to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code in order to gain privileges. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2536-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 50 % | CWE-189 | Numeric Errors (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
| 50 % | CWE-119 | Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2015-07-16 | IAVM : 2015-A-0160 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in Oracle Linux and Virtualization Severity : Category I - VMSKEY : V0061123 |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2015-12-21 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2015-913.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-10-22 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2015-1708.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-09-23 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update. File : ala_ALAS-2015-597.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-09-17 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2015-1708.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-09-04 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20150903_libXfont_on_SL6_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-09-04 | Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing a security update. File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2015-0120.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-09-04 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2015-1708.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-07-23 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201507-21.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-07-16 | Name : The application installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerab... File : oracle_secure_global_desktop_jul_2015_cpu.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-04-08 | Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_11_xorg-x11-devel-150317.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-03-30 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2015-266.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-03-30 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2015-145.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-03-30 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-183.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-03-25 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2015-4230.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-03-23 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2015-4199.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-03-19 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-2536-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-03-18 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3194.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-03-18 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates. File : freebsd_pkg_f7d79faccd4911e4898fbcaec565249c.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2015-03-23 21:33:22 |
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| 2015-03-20 21:31:35 |
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| 2015-03-20 13:29:06 |
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| 2015-03-18 17:24:34 |
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