Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200801-09 (xorg-server libXfont). Multiple vulnerabilities discovered in X.Org X server and Xfont library, leading to local privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 193 |
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![]() | Fedora 8 : xorg-x11-server-1.3.0.0-39.fc8 (2008-0760) | 27 Jan 200800:00 | β | nessus |
![]() | Solaris 10 (sparc) : 125719-42 | 12 Mar 201800:00 | β | nessus |
![]() | Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 / 7.10 : xorg-server regression (USN-571-2) | 21 Jan 200800:00 | β | nessus |
![]() | Solaris 10 (sparc) : 125719-56 | 12 Mar 201800:00 | β | nessus |
![]() | Fedora 7 : xorg-x11-server-1.3.0.0-15.fc7 (2008-0831) | 27 Jan 200800:00 | β | nessus |
![]() | Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 / 7.10 : libxfont, xorg-server vulnerabilities (USN-571-1) | 18 Jan 200800:00 | β | nessus |
![]() | Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : x11-server (MDVSA-2008:023) | 23 Apr 200900:00 | β | nessus |
![]() | GLSA-200801-09 : X.Org X server and Xfont library: Multiple vulnerabilities | 21 Jan 200800:00 | β | nessus |
![]() | Solaris 10 (sparc) : 125719-55 | 12 Mar 201800:00 | β | nessus |
![]() | Solaris 10 (sparc) : 125719-57 | 12 Mar 201800:00 | β | nessus |
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $
# Description: Auto generated from Gentoo's XML based advisory
#
# Authors:
# Thomas Reinke <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2008 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com
# Text descriptions are largely excerpted from the referenced
# advisories, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
# as published by the Free Software Foundation
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
#
include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_insight = "Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the X.Org X server and
Xfont library, allowing for a local privilege escalation and arbitrary
code execution.";
tag_solution = "All X.Org X server users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-base/xorg-server-1.3.0.0-r4'
All X.Org Xfont library users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/libXfont-1.3.1-r1'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200801-09
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204362
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-January/031918.html";
tag_summary = "The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200801-09.";
if(description)
{
script_id(60221);
script_version("$Revision: 6596 $");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-07 11:21:37 +0200 (Fri, 07 Jul 2017) $");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-09-24 21:14:03 +0200 (Wed, 24 Sep 2008)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2007-5760", "CVE-2007-5958", "CVE-2007-6427", "CVE-2007-6428", "CVE-2007-6429", "CVE-2008-0006");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_name("Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200801-09 (xorg-server libXfont)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2008 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com");
script_family("Gentoo Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/gentoo", "ssh/login/pkg");
script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
include("pkg-lib-gentoo.inc");
res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = ispkgvuln(pkg:"x11-base/xorg-server", unaffected: make_list("ge 1.3.0.0-r4"), vulnerable: make_list("lt 1.3.0.0-r4"))) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = ispkgvuln(pkg:"x11-libs/libXfont", unaffected: make_list("ge 1.3.1-r1"), vulnerable: make_list("lt 1.3.1-r1"))) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if (report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
}
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