MGASA-2014-0278

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Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0278.html
Import Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0278.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2014-0278
Related
Published
2014-07-04T17:51:51Z
Modified
2014-07-04T17:51:43Z
Summary
Updated libxfont packages fix security vulnerabilities
Details

Ilja van Sprundel discovered that libXfont incorrectly handled font metadata file parsing. A local attacker could use this issue to cause libXfont to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code in order to gain privileges (CVE-2014-0209).

Ilja van Sprundel discovered that libXfont incorrectly handled X Font Server replies. A malicious font server could return specially-crafted data that could cause libXfont to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2014-0210, CVE-2014-0211).

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Affected packages

Mageia:4 / libxfont

Package

Name
libxfont
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/libxfont?distro=mageia-4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.7-1.1.mga4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}

Mageia:3 / libxfont

Package

Name
libxfont
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/libxfont?distro=mageia-3

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.5-3.2.mga3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}