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Gentoo update for xorg-x11/xfree
Secunia Advisory: SA13249
Release Date: 2004-11-22
Popularity: 5,598 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2004-0914


Description:
Gentoo has issued updates for xorg-x11 and xfree. These fix some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA13224

Solution:
X.Org:
Update to "x11-base/xorg-x11-6.7.0-r3" or later.

XFree86:
Update to "x11-base/xfree-x11-4.3.0-r8" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-28.xml

Other References:
SA13224:
http://secunia.com/advisories/13224/


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