Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841682
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2078-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxfont' package(s) announced via the USN-2078-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxfont' package(s) announced via the USN-2078-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that libXfont incorrectly handled certain malformed BDF fonts. An attacker could use a specially crafted font file to cause libXfont to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code in order to gain privileges. The default compiler options for affected releases should reduce the vulnerability to a denial of service. Affected Software/OS: 'libxfont' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 13.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 9.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-6462 BugTraq ID: 64694 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64694 Debian Security Information: DSA-2838 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2838 http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/33 http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-January/002389.html http://osvdb.org/101842 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:0018 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0018.html http://secunia.com/advisories/56240 http://secunia.com/advisories/56336 http://secunia.com/advisories/56357 http://secunia.com/advisories/56371 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0073 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00050.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0075 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00052.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2078-1 XForce ISS Database: libxfont-cve20136462-bo(90123) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90123
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