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CentOS Update for libXfont CESA-2014:1870 centos7

🗓️ 19 Nov 2014 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AGType 
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CentOS Update for libXfont CESA-2014:1870 centos7. The libXfont packages in CentOS 7 need to be updated to address multiple vulnerabilities that could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution or crashes

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882085");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2014-11-19 06:35:21 +0100 (Wed, 19 Nov 2014)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-0209", "CVE-2014-0210", "CVE-2014-0211");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_name("CentOS Update for libXfont CESA-2014:1870 centos7");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Check the version of libXfont");
  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The libXfont packages provide the X.Org
libXfont runtime library. X.Org is an open source implementation of the X Window
System.

A use-after-free flaw was found in the way libXfont processed certain font
files when attempting to add a new directory to the font path. A malicious,
local user could exploit this issue to potentially execute arbitrary code
with the privileges of the X.Org server. (CVE-2014-0209)

Multiple out-of-bounds write flaws were found in the way libXfont parsed
replies received from an X.org font server. A malicious X.org server could
cause an X client to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the X.Org server. (CVE-2014-0210, CVE-2014-0211)

Red Hat would like to thank the X.org project for reporting these issues.
Upstream acknowledges Ilja van Sprundel as the original reporter.

Users of libXfont should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a
backported patch to resolve this issue. All running X.Org server instances
must be restarted for the update to take effect.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"libXfont on CentOS 7");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2014:1870");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2014-November/020769.html");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS7");
  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";

if(release == "CentOS7")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libXfont", rpm:"libXfont~1.4.7~2.el7_0", rls:"CentOS7")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libXfont-devel", rpm:"libXfont-devel~1.4.7~2.el7_0", rls:"CentOS7")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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24 Apr 2026 00:00Current
8.4High risk
Vulners AI Score8.4
CVSS 27.5
EPSS0.04543
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