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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="201711-08">
+  <title>LibXfont, LibXfont2: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
+  <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibXfont and Libxfont2,
+    the worst of which could allow attackers to cause a Denial of Service
+    condition.
+  </synopsis>
+  <product type="ebuild">libxfont,libxfont2</product>
+  <announced>2017-11-11</announced>
+  <revised>2017-11-11: 1</revised>
+  <bug>634044</bug>
+  <access>local</access>
+  <affected>
+    <package name="x11-libs/libXfont2" auto="yes" arch="*">
+      <unaffected range="ge">2.0.2</unaffected>
+      <vulnerable range="lt">2.0.2</vulnerable>
+    </package>
+    <package name="x11-libs/libXfont" auto="yes" arch="*">
+      <unaffected range="ge">1.5.3</unaffected>
+      <vulnerable range="lt">1.5.3</vulnerable>
+    </package>
+  </affected>
+  <background>
+    <p>X.Org Xfont library</p>
+  </background>
+  <description>
+    <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in LibXfont and LibXfont2.
+      Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
+    </p>
+  </description>
+  <impact type="normal">
+    <p>Local attackers could obtain sensitive information or possibly cause a
+      Denial of Service condition.
+    </p>
+  </impact>
+  <workaround>
+    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
+  </workaround>
+  <resolution>
+    <p>All LibXfont2 users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
+    
+    <code>
+      # emerge --sync
+      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=x11-libs/libXfont2-2.0.2"
+    </code>
+    
+    <p>All LibXfont users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
+    
+    <code>
+      # emerge --sync
+      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=x11-libs/libXfont-1.5.3"
+    </code>
+  </resolution>
+  <references>
+    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-13720">
+      CVE-2017-13720
+    </uri>
+    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-13722">
+      CVE-2017-13722
+    </uri>
+  </references>
+  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-11-04T15:44:47Z">jmbailey</metadata>
+  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-11-11T15:02:42Z">jmbailey</metadata>
+</glsa>