Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21902
Revision Date:2014-06-30Version:12
Title:RHSA-2014:0018: libXfont security update (Important)
Description: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.
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CESA-2014:0018
CVE-2013-6462
RHSA-2014:0018-00
Platform(s):CentOS Linux 5
CentOS Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Product(s):libXfont
Definition Synopsis
  • Operation system section
  • Redhat 5 or Centos 5 release
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • OR The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x
  • AND Packages section
  • libXfont-devel is earlier than 0:1.2.2-1.0.5.el5_10
  • OR libXfont is earlier than 0:1.2.2-1.0.5.el5_10
  • Operation system section
  • Redhat 6 or Centos 6 release
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • OR The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 6.x
  • AND Packages section
  • libXfont-devel is earlier than 0:1.4.5-3.el6_5
  • OR libXfont is earlier than 0:1.4.5-3.el6_5
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