X.Org X11 fonts.dir buffer overflow
| xorg-fontsdir-bo (33419) |  High Risk |
Description:
X.Org X11 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by an integer overflow vulnerability in the parsing of the fonts.dir font information file. By creating a specially-crafted fonts.dir font information file and persuading a victim to open the file, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with ROOT privileges or cause the system to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.6 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 4.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of X.Org X11 (7.2 or later), or apply the appropriate patch for your system, available from the X.Org Foundation Web site. See References.
For Apple Safari:
Upgrade to the latest version of Apple Safari (3.0.4 beta or later), available from the Apple Web site. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (libXfont):
Refer to RHSA-2007:0132 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (X.org):
Refer to RHSA-2007:0126 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (XFree86):
Refer to RHSA-2007:0125 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-448-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Mandriva Linux (tightvnc):
Refer to MDKSA-2007:080 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Mandriva Linux (xorg-x11/XFree86):
Refer to MDKSA-2007:079 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Sun Solaris:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 102886 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux (tightvnc, libxfont):
Refer to GLSA 200705-10 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Turbolinux (xorg-x11, XFree86):
Refer to TLSA-2007-26 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux (xfree86):
Refer to DSA-1294-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
References:
- Apple Safari Web site: Apple - Safari 3 Public Beta.
- Apple Web site: About the security content of Security Update 2009-001 .
- Apple Web site: About the security content of Safari 3 Beta Update 3.0.4.
- iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 04.03.07: Multiple Vendor X Server fonts.dir File Parsing Integer Overflow Vulnerability.
- Sun Alert ID: 102886: Multiple vulnerabilities in libfreetype, Xsun(1) and Xorg(1).
- X.Org Foundation Web site: X.Org Wiki - Home.
- ASA-2007-141: xorg-x11 security update (RHSA-2007-0126)
- ASA-2007-167: XFree86 security update (RHSA-2007-0125)
- ASA-2007-178: Multiple vulnerabilities in libfreetype Xsun(1)sand Xorg(1) (Sun 102886)
- BID-23283: X.Org LibXFont Multiple Local Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- BID-23300: ImageMagick XGetPixel/XInitImage Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-1352: Integer overflow in the FontFileInitTable function in X.Org libXfont before 20070403 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long first line in the fonts.dir file, which results in a heap overflow.
- DSA-1294: xfree86 -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200705-10: LibXfont, TightVNC: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2007:079: Updated xorg-x11/XFree86 packages fix integer overflow vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2007:079-1: Updated xorg-x11/XFree86 packages fix integer overflow vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2007:080: Updated tightvnc packages fix integer overflow vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2007:080-1: Updated tightvnc packages fix integer overflow vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2007-0125: Important: XFree86 security update
- RHSA-2007-0126: Important: xorg-x11 security update
- RHSA-2007-0132: Important: libXfont security update
- SA24741: X.Org X11 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA24758: XFree86 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA25006: Sun Solaris X11 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA25216: Avaya CMS / IR X.Org X11 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA33937: Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1017857: X11 Overflows Let Local Users Gain Root Privileges
- SUSE-SA:2007:027: XFree86Xorg security problems
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11
- Canonical Ubuntu 5.10
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.10
- Debian Debian Linux 3.1
- Gentoo Linux
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Novell Linux Desktop 9
- Novell Linux POS 9
- Novell Open Enterprise Server
- Novell Open Enterprise Server
- Novell OpenSUSE 10.2
- Novell SLE SDK 10
- Novell UnitedLinux 1.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0
- RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- Sun Solaris 10
- Sun Solaris 8
- Sun Solaris 9
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.0
- SuSE SuSE Linux Retail Solution 8
- SuSE SuSE SLED 10
- SuSE SuSE SLES 10
- SuSE SuSE SLES 9
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 Desktop
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 F...
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 Server
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 Server x64 Ed
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 8 Server
- Turbolinux Turbolinux FUJI
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Home
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Multimedia
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Personal
- Turbolinux Turbolinux wizpy
- X.Org X11 R7.1
Reported:
Apr 03, 2007
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