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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.57885
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200609-07 (libxfont)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200609-07.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200609-07.

Vulnerability Insight:
Some buffer overflows were discovered in the CID font parser, potentially
resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Solution:
All libXfont users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/libXfont-1.2.1'

All monolithic X.org users are advised to migrate to modular X.org.

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-3739
1016828
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016828
102714
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102714-1
102780
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102780-1
19974
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19974
20060912 Multiple Vendor X Server CID-keyed Fonts 'CIDAFM()' Integer Overflow Vulnerability
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=412
20060912 rPSA-2006-0167-1 xorg-x11 xorg-x11-fonts xorg-x11-tools xorg-x11-xfs
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445812/100/0/threaded
20070330 VMSA-2007-0002 VMware ESX security updates
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464268/100/0/threaded
21864
http://secunia.com/advisories/21864
21889
http://secunia.com/advisories/21889
21890
http://secunia.com/advisories/21890
21894
http://secunia.com/advisories/21894
21900
http://secunia.com/advisories/21900
21904
http://secunia.com/advisories/21904
21908
http://secunia.com/advisories/21908
21924
http://secunia.com/advisories/21924
22080
http://secunia.com/advisories/22080
22141
http://secunia.com/advisories/22141
22332
http://secunia.com/advisories/22332
22560
http://secunia.com/advisories/22560
23033
http://secunia.com/advisories/23033
23899
http://secunia.com/advisories/23899
24636
http://secunia.com/advisories/24636
ADV-2006-3581
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3581
ADV-2006-3582
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3582
ADV-2007-0322
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0322
ADV-2007-1171
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1171
DSA-1193
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1193
GLSA-200609-07
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-07.xml
MDKSA-2006:164
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:164
RHSA-2006:0665
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0665.html
RHSA-2006:0666
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0666.html
SUSE-SR:2006:023
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_23_sr.html
USN-344-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-344-1
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-190.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-191.htm
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200702-patch.html
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-614
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10305
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10305
xorg-server-cidafm-overflow(28899)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28899
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-3740
20060912 Multiple Vendor X Server CID-keyed Fonts 'scan_cidfont()' Integer Overflow Vulnerability
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=411
23907
http://secunia.com/advisories/23907
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9454
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9454
xorg-server-scancidfont-overflow(28890)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28890
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