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GLSA-201711-08 : LibXfont, LibXfont2: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 104516

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201711-08 (LibXfont, LibXfont2: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in LibXfont and LibXfont2.
 Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
 Impact :

 Local attackers could obtain sensitive information or possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All LibXfont2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/libXfont2-2.0.2' All LibXfont users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/libXfont-1.5.3'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-08

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 104516

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201711-08.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Published: 11/13/2017

Updated: 11/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-13722

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libxfont2, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libxfont, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/11/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/11/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-13720, CVE-2017-13722

GLSA: 201711-08