Gentoo update for libXfont
Secunia Advisory: SA21798
Release Date: 2006-09-07
Popularity: 6,185 views

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

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-3467


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for libXfont. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise an application using the library.

For more information:
SA21450

Solution:
Update to "x11-libs/libXfont-1.2.0-r1" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200609-04.xml

Other References:
SA21450:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21450/


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