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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
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n/aaffected
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00052.html ↗
- http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-January/002389.html ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2838 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56357 ↗
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/33 ↗
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0018.html ↗
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56240 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56336 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2078-1 ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00050.html ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56371 ↗
- http://osvdb.org/101842 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64694 ↗
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=4d024ac10f964f6bd372ae0dd14f02772a6e5f63 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90123 ↗