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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA1249] DSA-1249-1 xfree86 Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
DSA-1249-1 xfree86
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the X Window System,
which may lead to privilege escalation or denial of service.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the
following problems:
Sean Larsson discovered an integer overflow in the Render extension,
which might lead to denial of service or local privilege escalation.
Sean Larsson discovered an integer overflow in the DBE extension,
which might lead to denial of service or local privilege escalation.
Sean Larsson discovered an integer overflow in the DBE extension,
which might lead to denial of service or local privilege escalation.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in
version 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge3. This update lacks builds for the
Motorola 680x0 architecture, which had build problems. Packages will be
released once this problem has been resolved.
For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) these problems have been fixed
in version 2:1.1.1-15 of xorg-server.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed
in version 2:1.1.1-15 of xorg-server.
We recommend that you upgrade your XFree86 packages.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1249
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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