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Ubuntu 7.10 LTS USN-482-1 Severe: Libxfont Integer Overflow Attack

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Calendar Grey October 16, 2006
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=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-341-1 Septemb
An integer overflow has been discovered in X.org's font handling library

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security advisory Ubuntu integer overflow severe xorg libxfont

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-341-1 September 06, 2006

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security advisory Ubuntu integer overflow severe xorg libxfont

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