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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2013.0317
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2013-0317)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'x11-server' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2013-0317 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'x11-server' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2013-0317 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated x11-server packages fix security vulnerability:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the doImageText function in dix/dixfonts.c in
the xorg-server module before 1.14.4 in X.Org X11 allows remote authenticated
users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary
code via a crafted ImageText request that triggers memory-allocation failure
(CVE-2013-4396).

Affected Software/OS:
'x11-server' package(s) on Mageia 2, Mageia 3.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-4396
BugTraq ID: 62892
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62892
Debian Security Information: DSA-2784 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2784
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/08/6
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2013-October/002332.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:1426
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1426.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1610 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00056.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1614 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00060.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1990-1
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