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    CVE-2013-6462

    Stack-based buffer overflow in the bdfReadCharacters function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont 1.1 through 1.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a character name in a BDF font file.

    Published:Jan 7, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jan 9, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.08098
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    X
    Product
    Libxfont

    Exploits

    http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=4d024ac10f964f6bd372ae0dd14f02772a6e5f63http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=4d024ac10f964f6bd372ae0dd14f02772a6e5f63

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    References

    http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=4d024ac10f964f6bd372ae0dd14f02772a6e5f63
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00050.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00052.html
    http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-January/002389.html
    http://osvdb.org/101842
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0018.html
    http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/33
    http://secunia.com/advisories/56240
    http://secunia.com/advisories/56336
    http://secunia.com/advisories/56357
    http://secunia.com/advisories/56371
    http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2838
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64694
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2078-1
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90123
    http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=4d024ac10f964f6bd372ae0dd14f02772a6e5f63
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00050.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00052.html
    http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-January/002389.html
    http://osvdb.org/101842
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0018.html
    http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/33
    http://secunia.com/advisories/56240
    http://secunia.com/advisories/56336
    http://secunia.com/advisories/56357
    http://secunia.com/advisories/56371
    http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2838
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64694
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2078-1
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90123

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    User Interaction
    None
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
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    High
    Availability
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