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High
CVE-2014-0211
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) fs_get_reply, (2) fs_alloc_glyphs, and...
Vulnerability Description
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) fs_get_reply, (2) fs_alloc_glyphs, and (3) fs_read_extent_info functions 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 reply, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00073.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2211-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59154
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2927
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1893.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67382
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
- http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-May/002431.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:145
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0278.html
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ubuntu linux, libxfont
Vulnerable Versions:
10.04, 12.04, 12.10, 13.10, 14.04, 0, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.2.6, 1.2.7, 1.2.8, 1.2.9, 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.4, 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.4.99
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 15th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.