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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.60202
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 7 FEDORA-2008-0891 (libXfont)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to libXfont
announced via advisory FEDORA-2008-0891.

CVE-2008-0006 Xorg / XFree86 PCF font parser buffer overflow

References:
[ 1 ] Bug #429131 - CVE-2008-0006 Xorg / XFree86 PCF font parser buffer overflow [Fedora 7]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429131
[ 2 ] Bug #428044 - CVE-2008-0006 Xorg / XFree86 PCF font parser buffer overflow
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=428044

Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update libXfont'
at the command line. For more information, refer to Managing Software
with yum, available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2008-0891

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.5

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-0006
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
BugTraq ID: 27336
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27336
BugTraq ID: 27352
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27352
Bugtraq: 20080130 rPSA-2008-0032-1 xorg-x11 xorg-x11-fonts xorg-x11-tools xorg-x11-xfs (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487335/100/0/threaded
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#203220
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/203220
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00641.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00674.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00704.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00771.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-09.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-05.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX02381
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT080083
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN88935101/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-001043.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:021
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:022
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:024
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-January/031918.html
OpenBSD Security Advisory: [4.1] 20080208 012: SECURITY FIX: February 8, 2008
http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#012_xorg
OpenBSD Security Advisory: [4.2] 20080208 006: SECURITY FIX: February 8, 2008
http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#006_xorg
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10021
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0029.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0030.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0064.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019232
http://secunia.com/advisories/28273
http://secunia.com/advisories/28500
http://secunia.com/advisories/28532
http://secunia.com/advisories/28535
http://secunia.com/advisories/28536
http://secunia.com/advisories/28540
http://secunia.com/advisories/28542
http://secunia.com/advisories/28544
http://secunia.com/advisories/28550
http://secunia.com/advisories/28571
http://secunia.com/advisories/28592
http://secunia.com/advisories/28621
http://secunia.com/advisories/28718
http://secunia.com/advisories/28843
http://secunia.com/advisories/28885
http://secunia.com/advisories/28941
http://secunia.com/advisories/29139
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
http://secunia.com/advisories/29707
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161
http://secunia.com/advisories/32545
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103192-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-201230-1
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2008:003 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00004.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:008 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/571-1/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0179
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0184
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0497/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0703
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3000
XForce ISS Database: xorg-pcffont-bo(39767)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39767
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