CVE-2015-1804 in libXfont
Summary
The bdfReadCharacters function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.9 and 1.5.x before 1.5.1 does not properly perform type conversion for metrics values, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted BDF font file.
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Reservation
02/17/2015
Disclosure
03/20/2015
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74025 | X.org libXfont bdfReadCharacters numeric error | 189 | Unproven | Official fix | CVE-2015-1804 |