Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : XFree86 (MDKSA-2003:089)

high Nessus Plugin ID 14071

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Several vulnerabilities were discovered by blexim(at)hush.com in the font libraries of XFree86 version 4.3.0 and earlier. These bugs could potentially lead to execution of arbitrary code or a DoS by a remote user in any way that calls these functions, which are related to the transfer and enumeration of fonts from font servers to clients.

As well, some bugs were fixed in XFree86 as released with Mandrake Linux 9.2, specifically a problem where X would freeze with a black screen at logout or shutdown with DRI enabled on certain ATI Radeon cards.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14071

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2003-089.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:x11r6-contrib, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xfree86, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xfree86-100dpi-fonts, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xfree86-75dpi-fonts, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xfree86-xnest, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xfree86-xvfb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xfree86-cyrillic-fonts, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xfree86-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xfree86-doc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xfree86-glide-module, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xfree86-libs, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xfree86-server, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xfree86-static-libs, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xfree86-xfs, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/11/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0730

MDKSA: 2003:089

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