CVE-2014-0209

libXfont: integer overflow of allocations in font metadata file parsing

Published May 15, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2927-1 libxfont security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-0259 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2211-1 libXfont vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:05 AM
Reserved
Dec 3, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 15, 2014, 2:55 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:02 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
May 13, 2014, 12:00 AM