Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | libXfont vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-3500-1 | First vendor Publication | 2017-11-29 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2017-11-29 |
| 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:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 2.1 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | 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 17.10 - Ubuntu 17.04 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: libXfont could be made to access arbitrary files, including special device files. Software Description: - libxfont: X11 font rasterisation library - libxfont1: X11 font rasterisation library - libxfont2: X11 font rasterisation library Details: It was discovered that libXfont incorrectly followed symlinks when opening font files. A local unprivileged user could use this issue to cause the X server to access arbitrary files, including special device files. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.10: 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-3500-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-59 | Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2018-03-07 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2018-05b078c373.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-03-07 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2018-4f5a3e792f.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-03-07 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2018-5a7cd68500.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-03-07 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2018-e27b435a7f.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-01-09 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201801-10.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-12-18 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates. File : freebsd_pkg_08a125f3e35a11e7a29354e1ad3d6335.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-11-30 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2017-333-02.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-11-30 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-3500-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2019-01-08 00:18:57 |
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