DSA-443 xfree86 - several vulnerabilities

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CVE-2004-0106

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in XFree86 4.1.0 to 4.3.0, related to improper handling of font files, a different set of vulnerabilities than CVE-2004-0083 and CVE-2004-0084...

CVE-2004-0106

Technical details not publicly available in the provided documents for CVE-2004-0106 and related CVEs (XFree86 font-file handling vulnerabilities). Monitor for updates; no further specifics in the supplied material.

CVE-2004-0083

Buffer overflow in ReadFontAlias from dirfile.c of XFree86 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 allows local users and remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a font alias file font.alias with a long token, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0084 and CVE-2004-0106...

CVE-2004-0083

Technical details for CVE-2004-0083 are not publicly available in the provided documents; monitor for updates.

CVE-2004-0084

Buffer overflow in the ReadFontAlias function in XFree86 4.1.0 to 4.3.0, when using the CopyISOLatin1Lowered function, allows local or remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a malformed entry in the font alias font.alias file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0083 and...

CVE-2004-0084

Technical details for CVE-2004-0084 are not publicly available in the provided documents. Monitor for updates from the advisories and vendors.

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: XFree86 security update

Updated XFree86 packages that fix a privilege escalation vulnerability are now available. Update 16 February 2004 Erratum filelist has been modified for x8664 and s390x only so that the correct multi-lib packages are available. XFree86 is an implementation of the X Window System, providing the co...

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Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in XFree86 4.1.0 to 4.3.0, related to improper handling of font files, a different set of vulnerabilities than CVE-2004-0083 and CVE-2004-0084...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: XFree86 security update

Updated XFree86 packages that fix a privilege escalation vulnerability are now available. XFree86 is an implementation of the X Window System, providing the core graphical user interface and video drivers. iDefense discovered two buffer overflows in the parsing of the 'font.alias' file. A local...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated XFree86 packages fix privilege escalation vulnerability

Updated XFree86 packages that fix a privilege escalation vulnerability are now available. XFree86 is an implementation of the X Window System, providing the core graphical user interface and video drivers. iDefense discovered two buffer overflows in the parsing of the 'font.alias' file. A local...

XFree86 security update

New XFree86 base packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current. These fix overflows which could possibly be exploited to gain unauthorized root access. All sites running XFree86 should upgrade to the new package. More details about these issues may be found in the Common...

XFree86 4.x - CopyISOLatin1Lowered Font_Name Buffer Overflow

XFree86 4.x - CopyISOLatin1Lowered FontName Buffer Overflow source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9652/info It has been reported that the XFree86 X Windows system is prone to a local buffer overflow vulnerability. The issue arises from improper bounds checking when parsing the 'font.alias'...

XFree86 4.x - CopyISOLatin1Lowered Font_Name Buffer Overflow

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9652/info It has been reported that the XFree86 X Windows system is prone to a local buffer overflow vulnerability. The issue arises from improper bounds checking when parsing the 'font.alias' file. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow an...

iDEFENSESecurityAdvisory02.10.04: XFree86FontInformationFileBufferOverflow

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 02.10.04 XFree86 Font Information File Buffer Overflow http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=72 February 10, 2004 I. BACKGROUND In short, XFree86 is an open source X11-based desktop infrastructure. XFree86,...

XFree86 Font Information File Buffer Overflow

Background XFree86, provides a client/server interface between display hardware and the desktop environment while also providing both the windowing infrastructure and a standardized API. XFree86 is platform independent, network-transparent and extensible. Description Exploitation of a buffer...

Buffer overflows in XFree86 servers

A number of buffer overflows were recently discovered in XFree86, prompted by initial discoveries by iDEFENSE. These buffer overflows are present in the font alias handling. An attacker with authenticated access to a running X server may exploit these vulnerabilities to obtain root privileges on...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated XFree86 packages provide security and bug fixes

Updated XFree86 packages for Red Hat Linux 7.3 and 8.0 provide security fixes to font libraries and XDM. XFree86 is an implementation of the X Window System providing the core graphical user interface and video drivers in Red Hat Linux. XDM is the X display manager. Multiple integer overflows in...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated XFree86 packages provide security and bug fixes

Updated XFree86 packages for Red Hat Linux 7.1 and 7.2 provide security fixes to font libraries and XDM. XFree86 is an implementation of the X Window System providing the core graphical user interface and video drivers in Red Hat Linux. XDM is the X display manager. Multiple integer overflows in...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated XFree86 packages provide security and bug fixes

Updated XFree86 packages for Red Hat Linux 9 provide security fixes to font libraries and XDM. XFree86 is an implementation of the X Window System providing the core graphical user interface and video drivers in Red Hat Linux. XDM is the X display manager. Multiple integer overflows in the transf...