CVE-2013-6462

libXfont 1.1-1.4.6 - Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in BDF Font Character Name

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (16)

Core 16
Core References
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00052.html
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-January/002389.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2838
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/56357
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/33
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0018.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/56240
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/56336
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2078-1
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00050.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/56371
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/101842
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64694
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90123

Scores

EPSS 0.1025
EPSS Percentile 95.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (23)
x/libxfont 1.1.0
x/libxfont 1.2.0
x/libxfont 1.2.1
x/libxfont 1.2.2
x/libxfont 1.2.3
x/libxfont 1.2.4
x/libxfont 1.2.5
x/libxfont 1.2.6
x/libxfont 1.2.7
x/libxfont 1.2.8
... and 13 more
Published Jan 09, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026