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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.11814
Category:Gain root remotely
Title:xfstt possible code execution
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote X Font Service for TrueType (xfstt) is vulnerable to a
buffer overflow which may lead to code execution or a denial of service.

An attacker may use this flaw to gain root on this host remotely or
to prevent X11 from working properly

Solution : Upgrade to the latest version of xfstt
Risk factor : High

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 8182
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0581
Bugtraq: 20030714 xfstt-1.4 vulnerability (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105829691405446&w=2
Debian Security Information: DSA-360 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-360
CopyrightThis script is Copyright (C) 2003 Tenable Network Security

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