Description
The bdfReadCharacters function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.9 and 1.5.x before 1.5.1 does not properly handle character bitmaps it cannot read, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted BDF font file.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-183-1 | libxfont security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3194-1 | libxfont security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2015-1928 | The bdfReadCharacters function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.9 and 1.5.x before 1.5.1 does not properly handle character bitmaps it cannot read, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted BDF font file. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2536-1 | libXfont vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T04:54:16.182Z
Reserved: 2015-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2015-1803
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Status : Modified
Published: 2015-03-20T14:59:02.403
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2015-1803
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN