Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2014.0278
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2014-0278)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxfont' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0278 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxfont' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0278 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Ilja van Sprundel discovered that libXfont incorrectly handled font metadata file parsing. A local attacker could use this issue to cause libXfont to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code in order to gain privileges (CVE-2014-0209). Ilja van Sprundel discovered that libXfont incorrectly handled X Font Server replies. A malicious font server could return specially-crafted data that could cause libXfont to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2014-0210, CVE-2014-0211). Affected Software/OS: 'libxfont' package(s) on Mageia 3, Mageia 4. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-0209 BugTraq ID: 67382 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67382 Bugtraq: 20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded Debian Security Information: DSA-2927 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2927 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:145 http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-May/002431.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:1893 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1893.html http://secunia.com/advisories/59154 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0711 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00073.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2211-1 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-0210 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-0211
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