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Slackware 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.37 / 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 : libXfont (SSA:2017-333-02)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 104859

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New libXfont packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, and 14.2 to fix a security issue.

Solution

Update the affected libXfont package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?7cf89e2c

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 104859

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2017-333-02.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Published: 11/30/2017

Updated: 11/13/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-16611

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:libxfont, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.37, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/29/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-16611

SSA: 2017-333-02