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CVE-2014-0209

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) FontFileAddEntry and (2) lexAlias functions in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.8 and 1.4.9x before 1.4.99.901 might allow local users to gain privileges by adding a directory with a large fonts.dir or fonts.alias file to the font path, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to metadata.

Published

2014-05-15T14:55:07.247

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-189
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application x libxfont ≤ 1.4.7 Yes
Application x libxfont 1.2.3 Yes
Application x libxfont 1.2.4 Yes
Application x libxfont 1.2.5 Yes
Application x libxfont 1.2.6 Yes
Application x libxfont 1.2.7 Yes
Application x libxfont 1.2.8 Yes
Application x libxfont 1.2.9 Yes
Application x libxfont 1.3.0 Yes
Application x libxfont 1.3.1 Yes
Application x libxfont 1.3.2 Yes
Application x libxfont 1.3.3 Yes
Application x libxfont 1.3.4 Yes
Application x libxfont 1.4.0 Yes
Application x libxfont 1.4.1 Yes
Application x libxfont 1.4.2 Yes
Application x libxfont 1.4.3 Yes
Application x libxfont 1.4.4 Yes
Application x libxfont 1.4.5 Yes
Application x libxfont 1.4.6 Yes
Application x libxfont 1.4.99 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 10.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 12.10 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 13.10 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 Yes
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