openSUSE Security Update : libXfont (openSUSE-2017-1357)

high Nessus Plugin ID 105240

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for libXfont fixes several issues.

These security issues were fixed :

- CVE-2017-13720: Improper check for end of string in PatterMatch caused invalid reads (bsc#1054285)

- CVE-2017-13722: Malformed PCF file could have caused DoS or leak information (bsc#1049692)

- Prevent the X server from accessing arbitrary files as root. It is not possible to leak information, but special files can be touched allowing for causing side effects (bsc#1050459)

Solution

Update the affected libXfont packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 105240

File Name: openSUSE-2017-1357.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 12/14/2017

Updated: 11/11/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, 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:novell:opensuse:libxfont1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxfont-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxfont-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxfont1-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxfont1-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxfont1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxfont-devel-32bit

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/8/2017

Reference Information

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

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