Gentoo FoundationGLSA-201406-11libXfont: Multiple vulnerabilities
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.025 Low
EPSS
Percentile
90.1%
Background
libXfont is an X11 font rasterisation library.
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libXfont. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
A context-dependent attacker could use a specially crafted file to gain privileges, cause a Denial of Service condition or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All libXfont users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/libXfont-1.4.8"
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentoo | any | all | x11-libs/libxfont | < 1.4.8 | UNKNOWN |
Related
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.025 Low
EPSS
Percentile
90.1%