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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841825
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2211-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxfont' package(s) announced via the USN-2211-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxfont' package(s) announced via the USN-2211-1 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.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 12.10
and Ubuntu 13.10. (CVE-2014-0210, CVE-2014-0211)

Affected Software/OS:
'libxfont' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 14.04.

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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