Executive Summary
Summary | |
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Title | libXfont vulnerabilities |
Informations | |||
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Name | USN-3442-1 | First vendor Publication | 2017-10-10 |
Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2017-10-10 |
Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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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) | |||
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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
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 17.04 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in libXfont. Software Description: - libxfont: X11 font rasterisation library - libxfont1: X11 font rasterisation library - libxfont2: X11 font rasterisation library Details: It was discovered that libXfont incorrectly handled certain patterns in PatternMatch. A local attacker could use this issue to cause libXfont to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-13720) It was discovered that libXfont incorrectly handled certain malformed PCF files. A local attacker could use this issue to cause libXfont to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-13722) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.04: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: Ubuntu 14.04 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-3442-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
% | Id | Name |
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100 % | CWE-125 | Out-of-bounds Read |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Type | Description | Count |
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Application | 3 |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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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 |
Alert History
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