Summary
The remote host is missing an update to libxfont
announced via advisory DSA 2293-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202293-1
Insight
Tomas Hoger found a buffer overflow in the X.Org libXfont library, which may allow for a local privilege escalation through crafted font files.
For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.3-2.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.1-3.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.4-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libxfont packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-2895 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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