libXfont: missing range check in bdfReadProperties

An integer overflow flaw was found in the way libXfont processed certain Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format BDF fonts. A malicious, local user could use this flaw to crash the X.Org server or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the X.Org server...

SUSE-SA:2005:056: XFree86-server,xorg-x11-server

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2005:056 XFree86-server,xorg-x11-server. The X server memory can be accessed my a malicious X client by exploiting a missing range check in the function XCreatePixmap. This bug can probably be used to execute arbitrary code with the...