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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2008-024

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2008-024
Posted Jan 25, 2008
Authored by Mandriva | Site mandriva.com

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory - A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in how the X.org server handled malformed font files that could allow a malicious local user to potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the X.org server.

tags | advisory, overflow, arbitrary, local
systems | linux, mandriva
advisories | CVE-2008-0006
SHA-256 | 1189a55a8aecdeb393eec235b55875de88aa353539a88bdfa0670cc6e24545d2

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2008-024

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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2008:024
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : libxfont
Date : January 23, 2008
Affected: 2007.0, 2007.1, 2008.0
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Problem Description:

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in how the X.org server
handled malformed font files that could allow a malicious local user
to potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the
X.org server (CVE-2008-0006).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
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References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0006
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Updated Packages:

Mandriva Linux 2007.0:
de2a22a48e7cd0f6fcd4029488c3b724 2007.0/i586/libxfont1-1.1.0-4.3mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
606851fb030d7f7d823b7937b0bd5edc 2007.0/i586/libxfont1-devel-1.1.0-4.3mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
4cdcd0cd1bfaf72fca9a91a8b1ebf2db 2007.0/i586/libxfont1-static-devel-1.1.0-4.3mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
662b54bd2bee49585526a91812df5ef3 2007.0/SRPMS/libxfont-1.1.0-4.3mdv2007.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2007.0/X86_64:
5194fbab1156016018e1c84256e35a9c 2007.0/x86_64/lib64xfont1-1.1.0-4.3mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
c1bdcc83564f38832c3d1c6747b95f15 2007.0/x86_64/lib64xfont1-devel-1.1.0-4.3mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
0f04e1dfcb4c00a1c9a3dc4b343d9046 2007.0/x86_64/lib64xfont1-static-devel-1.1.0-4.3mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
662b54bd2bee49585526a91812df5ef3 2007.0/SRPMS/libxfont-1.1.0-4.3mdv2007.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2007.1:
1eb6a6ab126948a6de556626bb5acdf6 2007.1/i586/libxfont1-1.2.7-1.2mdv2007.1.i586.rpm
f191e395133848b99a526ef4126da15c 2007.1/i586/libxfont1-devel-1.2.7-1.2mdv2007.1.i586.rpm
669ff7732d4a64830806b11a895c1fe9 2007.1/i586/libxfont1-static-devel-1.2.7-1.2mdv2007.1.i586.rpm
952bff2032efe5741eba6642efcca297 2007.1/SRPMS/libxfont-1.2.7-1.2mdv2007.1.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2007.1/X86_64:
c2f41cfbfa369948be6bd3aa02a6e440 2007.1/x86_64/lib64xfont1-1.2.7-1.2mdv2007.1.x86_64.rpm
f04821e7e5501030441235867eeaf29d 2007.1/x86_64/lib64xfont1-devel-1.2.7-1.2mdv2007.1.x86_64.rpm
f0779a2188eff86c547becb7887e9139 2007.1/x86_64/lib64xfont1-static-devel-1.2.7-1.2mdv2007.1.x86_64.rpm
952bff2032efe5741eba6642efcca297 2007.1/SRPMS/libxfont-1.2.7-1.2mdv2007.1.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2008.0:
59b42399eb714d9c602cd60c593198c4 2008.0/i586/libxfont1-1.3.0-3.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
b046056a0a1c7a45adb9302474c638a9 2008.0/i586/libxfont1-devel-1.3.0-3.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
f5bf67b39474def8949289e87e7cb4a1 2008.0/i586/libxfont1-static-devel-1.3.0-3.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
2bfb7cf39a5bdddce7845341fe1f887a 2008.0/SRPMS/libxfont-1.3.0-3.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64:
1c939b9c9cd5f66fdf31d88435c47189 2008.0/x86_64/lib64xfont1-1.3.0-3.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm
f1ed2695c9c5b4822384327b1b242799 2008.0/x86_64/lib64xfont1-devel-1.3.0-3.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm
ca468b32d0624f0faacb6e4f06402382 2008.0/x86_64/lib64xfont1-static-devel-1.3.0-3.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm
2bfb7cf39a5bdddce7845341fe1f887a 2008.0/SRPMS/libxfont-1.3.0-3.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the
GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_(at)_mandriva.com
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
<security*mandriva.com>
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