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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840329
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-616-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg-server' package(s) announced via the USN-616-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'xorg-server' package(s) announced via the USN-616-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple flaws were found in the RENDER, RECORD, and Security
extensions of X.org which did not correctly validate function arguments.
An authenticated attacker could send specially crafted requests and gain
root privileges or crash X. (CVE-2008-1377, CVE-2008-2360, CVE-2008-2361,
CVE-2008-2362)

It was discovered that the MIT-SHM extension of X.org did not correctly
validate the location of memory during an image copy. An authenticated
attacker could exploit this to read arbitrary memory locations within X,
exposing sensitive information. (CVE-2008-1379)

Affected Software/OS:
'xorg-server' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 7.04, Ubuntu 7.10, Ubuntu 8.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-1377
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
Bugtraq: 20080620 rPSA-2008-0200-1 xorg-server (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493548/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20080621 rPSA-2008-0201-1 xorg-x11 xorg-x11-fonts xorg-x11-tools xorg-x11-xfs (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493550/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-1595 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1595
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-07.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-07.xml
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX02381
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT080083
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=721
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:115
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:116
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-June/036026.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10109
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2008:0502
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0502.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0503.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2008:0504
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0504.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2008:0512
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0512.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020247
http://secunia.com/advisories/30627
http://secunia.com/advisories/30628
http://secunia.com/advisories/30629
http://secunia.com/advisories/30630
http://secunia.com/advisories/30637
http://secunia.com/advisories/30659
http://secunia.com/advisories/30664
http://secunia.com/advisories/30666
http://secunia.com/advisories/30671
http://secunia.com/advisories/30715
http://secunia.com/advisories/30772
http://secunia.com/advisories/30809
http://secunia.com/advisories/30843
http://secunia.com/advisories/31025
http://secunia.com/advisories/31109
http://secunia.com/advisories/32099
http://secunia.com/advisories/32545
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238686-1
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2008:027 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00002.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:019 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-616-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1803
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1833
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1983/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3000
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-1379
BugTraq ID: 29669
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29669
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=722
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:179
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8966
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020246
XForce ISS Database: xorg-fbshmputimage-information-disclosure(43016)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43016
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2360
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=718
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9329
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020243
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2361
BugTraq ID: 29665
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29665
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=719
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8978
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020244
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2362
BugTraq ID: 29670
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29670
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=720
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11246
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020245
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