MGASA-2014-0020

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    MGASA-2014-0020

    Published: 21 Jan 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2013-6462

    Summary: Updated libxfont packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: Updated libxfont packages fix security vulnerability: It was discovered that a buffer overflow in the processing of Glyph Bitmap Distribution fonts (BDF) could result in the execution of arbitrary code (CVE-2013-6462).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0020.html, http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-January/002389.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2838, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12237

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxfont

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/libxfont?arch=source&distro=mageia-3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.4.5-3.1.mga3

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High