Unscored severity · published May 15, 2014
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…
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libxfont · X
through 1.4.7; 1.2.3; 1.2.4; 1.2.5; 1.2.6; 1.2.7; +15 more · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
10.04; 12.04; 12.10; 13.10; 14.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0209
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0209
advisories.mageia.org
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0278.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00073.html
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-May/002431.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1893.html
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/59154
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