Oracle Solaris Third-Party Patch Update : xorg (cve_2013_6462_buffer_errors)

high Nessus Plugin ID 80820

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Synopsis

The remote Solaris system is missing a security patch for third-party software.

Description

The remote Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address security updates :

- 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. (CVE-2013-6462)

Solution

Upgrade to Solaris 11.1.16.5.0.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 80820

File Name: solaris11_xorg_20140326.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Family: Solaris Local Security Checks

Published: 1/19/2015

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:solaris:11.1, p-cpe:/a:oracle:solaris:xorg

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Solaris11/release, Host/Solaris11/pkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/26/2014

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6462

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