Date:         Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:45:18 -0600
Reply-To:     Troy Dawson 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Troy Dawson 
Subject:      Security ERRATA for libXfont on SL5.x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: "scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov"
          

Synopsis:	Important: libXfont security update
Issue date:	2008-01-17
CVE Names:	CVE-2008-0006

A heap based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the X.Org server
handled malformed font files. A malicious local user could exploit this
issue to potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the
X.Org server. (CVE-2008-0006)

SL 5.x

    SRPMS:
libXfont-1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1.src.rpm
    i386:
libXfont-1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1.i386.rpm
libXfont-devel-1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1.i386.rpm
    x86_64:
libXfont-1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1.i386.rpm
libXfont-1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1.x86_64.rpm
libXfont-devel-1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1.i386.rpm
libXfont-devel-1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

SciLinux: CVE-2008-0006 libXfont SL5.x i386/x86_64

Important: libXfont security update

Summary

Date:         Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:45:18 -0600Reply-To:     Troy Dawson Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux              From:         Troy Dawson Subject:      Security ERRATA for libXfont on SL5.x i386/x86_64Comments: To: "scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov"          Synopsis:	Important: libXfont security updateIssue date:	2008-01-17CVE Names:	CVE-2008-0006A heap based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the X.Org serverhandled malformed font files. A malicious local user could exploit thisissue to potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of theX.Org server. (CVE-2008-0006)SL 5.x    SRPMS:libXfont-1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1.src.rpm    i386:libXfont-1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1.i386.rpmlibXfont-devel-1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1.i386.rpm    x86_64:libXfont-1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1.i386.rpmlibXfont-1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1.x86_64.rpmlibXfont-devel-1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1.i386.rpmlibXfont-devel-1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1.x86_64.rpm-Connie Sieh-Troy Dawson



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