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FreeBSD Ports: XFree86-Server
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
The following package is affected: XFree86-Server CVE-2004-0083 Buffer overflow in ReadFontAlias from dirfile.c of XFree86 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 allows local users and remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a font alias file (font.alias) with a long token, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0084 and CVE-2004-0106. CVE-2004-0084 Buffer overflow in the ReadFontAlias function in XFree86 4.1.0 to 4.3.0, when using the CopyISOLatin1Lowered function, allows local or remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a malformed entry in the font alias (font.alias) file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0083 and CVE-2004-0106. CVE-2004-0106 Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in XFree86 4.1.0 to 4.3.0, related to improper handling of font files, a different set of vulnerabilities than CVE-2004-0083 and CVE-2004-0084.
Solution
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades. http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=72 http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=73 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/3837f462-5d6b-11d8-80e3-0020ed76ef5a.html