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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3194-1 (libxfont - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
8.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
9 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
Ilja van Sprundel, Alan Coopersmith and William Robinet discovered multiple issues in libxfont's code to process BDF fonts, which might result in privilege escalation.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libxfont on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 1.4.5-5. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your libxfont packages.