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Debian: DSA-2838-1 Critical: LibXfont Memory Overflow Issue

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Calendar Grey January 7, 2014
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An integer overflow in libxfont may result in arbitrary code execution; update advised. Further information available in DSA-2838-2 for Debian users.
It was discovered that a buffer overflow in the processing of Glyph Bitmap Distribution fonts (BDF) could result in the execution of arbitrary code
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Summary

It was discovered that a buffer overflow in the processing of Glyph
Bitmap Distribution fonts (BDF) could result in the execution of
arbitrary code.

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:1.4.1-4.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:1.4.5-3.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:1.4.7-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxfont packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: libxfont
CVE ID: CVE-2013-6462

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