Debian DSA-2822-1 : xorg-server - integer underflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 71527

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Bryan Quigley discovered an integer underflow in the Xorg X server which could lead to denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the xorg-server packages.

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.7.7-18.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.12.4-6+deb7u2.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 71527

File Name: debian_DSA-2822.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/19/2013

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xorg-server, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/18/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6424

BID: 64127

DSA: 2822

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