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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="200609-04">
+ <title>LibXfont: Multiple integer overflows</title>
+ <synopsis>
+ A buffer overflow was discovered in the PCF font parser, potentially
+ resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">LibXfont</product>
+ <announced>2006-09-06</announced>
+ <revised count="01">2006-09-06</revised>
+ <bug>144092</bug>
+ <access>local</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="x11-libs/libXfont" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <unaffected range="ge">1.2.0-r1</unaffected>
+ <vulnerable range="lt">1.2.0-r1</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>
+ libXfont is the X.Org Xfont library, some parts are based on the
+ FreeType code base.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ Several integer overflows have been found in the PCF font parser.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="normal">
+ <p>
+ A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or crash the
+ Xserver by enticing a user to load a specially crafted PCF font file.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>
+ Do not use untrusted PCF Font files.
+ </p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>
+ All libXfont users should upgrade to the latest version:
+ </p>
+ <code>
+ # emerge --sync
+ # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=x11-libs/libXfont-1.2.0-r1"</code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3467">CVE-2006-3467</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2006-08-31T17:04:06Z">
+ falco
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-09-03T12:10:42Z">
+ daxomatic
+ </metadata>
+ <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-09-05T19:36:43Z">
+ jaervosz
+ </metadata>
+</glsa>