[SECURITY] Fedora 27 Update: libXfont-1.5.4-1.fc27

X.Org X11 libXfont runtime library...

[SECURITY] Fedora 26 Update: libXfont-1.5.4-1.fc26

X.Org X11 libXfont runtime library...

Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1126-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Debian SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

openSUSE Security Update : libXfont (openSUSE-2018-124)

This update for libXfont fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed : - CVE-2017-13720: Improper check for end of string in PatterMatch caused invalid reads bsc1054285 - CVE-2017-13722: Malformed PCF file could have caused DoS or leak information bsc1049692 - Prevent the X server from...

SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : libXfont (SUSE-SU-2018:0334-1)

This update for libXfont fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed : - CVE-2017-13720: Improper check for end of string in PatterMatch caused invalid reads bsc1054285 - CVE-2017-13722: Malformed PCF file could have caused DoS or leak information bsc1049692 - Prevent the X server from...

SUSE-SU-2018:0334-1 Security update for libXfont

This update for libXfont fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2017-13720: Improper check for end of string in PatterMatch caused invalid reads bsc1054285 - CVE-2017-13722: Malformed PCF file could have caused DoS or leak information bsc1049692 - Prevent the X server from...

CVE-2017-13720

In the PatternMatch function in fontfile/fontdir.c in libXfont through 1.5.2 and 2.x before 2.0.2, an attacker with access to an X connection can cause a buffer over-read during pattern matching of fonts, leading to information disclosure or a crash denial of service. This occurs because '\0'...

CVE-2017-13722

In the pcfGetProperties function in bitmap/pcfread.c in libXfont through 1.5.2 and 2.x before 2.0.2, a missing boundary check for PCF files could be used by local attackers authenticated to an Xserver for a buffer over-read, for information disclosure or a crash of the X server...

Fedora 27 : libXfont (2017-f3e5d31524)

Security fix for CVE-2017-13720 and CVE-2017-13722 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues...

GLSA-201801-10 : LibXfont, LibXfont2: Arbitrary file access

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201801-10 LibXfont, LibXfont2: Arbitrary file access It was discovered that libXfont incorrectly followed symlinks when opening font files. Impact : A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause the X server to access...

FreeBSD : libXfont -- multiple memory leaks (3b9590a1-e358-11e7-a293-54e1ad3d6335)

The freedesktop.org project reports : If a pattern contains '?' character, any character in the string is skipped, even if it is '\0'. The rest of the matching then reads invalid memory. Without the checks a malformed PCF file can cause the library to make atom from random heap memory that was...

FreeBSD : libXfont -- permission bypass when opening files through symlinks (08a125f3-e35a-11e7-a293-54e1ad3d6335)

the freedesktop.org project reports : A non-privileged X client can instruct X server running under root to open any file by creating own directory with 'fonts.dir', 'fonts.alias' or any font file being a symbolic link to any other file in the system. X server will then open it. This can be issue...

openSUSE Security Update : libXfont (openSUSE-2017-1357)

This update for libXfont fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed : - CVE-2017-13720: Improper check for end of string in PatterMatch caused invalid reads bsc1054285 - CVE-2017-13722: Malformed PCF file could have caused DoS or leak information bsc1049692 - Prevent the X server from...

MGASA-2017-0442 Updated libxfont/libxfont2 packages fix security vulnerability

Fixes open files with ONOFOLLOW. CVE-2017-16611...

Updated libxfont/libxfont2 packages fix security vulnerability

Fixes open files with ONOFOLLOW. CVE-2017-16611...

libXfont and libXfont2 Arbitrary File Access Vulnerabilities

libXfont and libXfont2 are both X.Org Foundation X font processing libraries for servers and utilities. A security vulnerability exists in libXfont versions prior to 1.5.4 and libXfont2 versions prior to 2.0.3. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to allow the X server to access...

CVE-2017-16611

In libXfont before 1.5.4 and libXfont2 before 2.0.3, a local attacker can open but not read files on the system as root, triggering tape rewinds, watchdogs, or similar mechanisms that can be triggered by opening files...

ALPINE-CVE-2017-16611

In libXfont before 1.5.4 and libXfont2 before 2.0.3, a local attacker can open but not read files on the system as root, triggering tape rewinds, watchdogs, or similar mechanisms that can be triggered by opening files...

CVE-2017-16611

In libXfont before 1.5.4 and libXfont2 before 2.0.3, a local attacker can open but not read files on the system as root, triggering tape rewinds, watchdogs, or similar mechanisms that can be triggered by opening files...

CVE-2017-16611

In libXfont before 1.5.4 and libXfont2 before 2.0.3, a local attacker can open but not read files on the system as root, triggering tape rewinds, watchdogs, or similar mechanisms that can be triggered by opening files...