CVE-2014-0210

libXfont < 1.4.8 and 1.4.9x < 1.4.99.901 - Remote Code Execution via Crafted XFS Protocol Reply

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.8 and 1.4.9x before 1.4.99.901 allow remote font servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted xfs protocol reply to the (1) _fs_recv_conn_setup, (2) fs_read_open_font, (3) fs_read_query_info, (4) fs_read_extent_info, (5) fs_read_glyphs, (6) fs_read_list, or (7) fs_read_list_info function.

References (13)

Core 13
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1893.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00073.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2211-1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/59154
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2927
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67382
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-May/002431.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:145
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0278.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0436
EPSS Percentile 90.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (26)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 10.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 13.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
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
... and 16 more
Published May 15, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026