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MiracleLinux 3 : libXfont-1.2.2-1.0.5.AXS3 (AXSA:2014-239:01)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 288919
Synopsis
The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote MiracleLinux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2014-239:01 advisory.X.Org X11 libXfont runtime library Security issues fied with this release:
CVE-2013-6462 Stack-based buffer overflow in the bdfReadCharacters function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont 1.1 through 1.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a character name in a BDF font file.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected libXfont and / or libXfont-devel packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 288919
File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2014-239.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 1/16/2026
Updated: 1/16/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
Vendor
Vendor Severity: High
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-6462
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 9.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:miracle:linux:3, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libxfont-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libxfont
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/24/2013
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-6462