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xfs -- multiple vulnerabilities

Affected packages
xfs < 1.0.5,1

Details

VuXML ID a5f667db-7596-11dc-8b7a-0019b944b34e
Discovery 2007-10-02
Entry 2007-10-08

Matthieu Herrb reports:

Problem Description:

Several vulnerabilities have been identified in xfs, the X font server. The QueryXBitmaps and QueryXExtents protocol requests suffer from lack of validation of their 'length' parameters.

Impact:

On most modern systems, the font server is accessible only for local clients and runs with reduced privileges, but on some systems it may still be accessible from remote clients and possibly running with root privileges, creating an opportunity for remote privilege escalation.

References

CVE Name CVE-2007-4568
URL http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2007-October/028899.html