Description
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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2927-1 | libxfont security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2014-0259 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2211-1 | libXfont vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T09:05:39.253Z
Reserved: 2013-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2014-0209
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Status : Modified
Published: 2014-05-15T14:55:07.247
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2014-0209
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN