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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:May 13, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:May 15, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.00111
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    X
    Product
    Libxfont

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

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    References

    http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0278.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00073.html
    http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-May/002431.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1893.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
    http://secunia.com/advisories/59154
    http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2927
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:145
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67382
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2211-1
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
    http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0278.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00073.html
    http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-May/002431.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1893.html
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
    http://secunia.com/advisories/59154
    http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2927
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:145
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67382
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2211-1
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High