CVE-2013-6462
high · 9.3Stack-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.
9.3
CVSS
10.3%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
95th
EPSS percentile
2014-01-09
Published
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-119
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| x | libxfont | 1.1.0 |
| x | libxfont | 1.2.0 |
| x | libxfont | 1.2.1 |
| x | libxfont | 1.2.2 |
| x | libxfont | 1.2.3 |
| x | libxfont | 1.2.4 |
| x | libxfont | 1.2.5 |
| x | libxfont | 1.2.6 |
| x | libxfont | 1.2.7 |
| x | libxfont | 1.2.8 |
| x | libxfont | 1.2.9 |
| x | libxfont | 1.3.0 |
| x | libxfont | 1.3.1 |
| x | libxfont | 1.3.2 |
| x | libxfont | 1.3.3 |
| x | libxfont | 1.3.4 |
| x | libxfont | 1.4.0 |
| x | libxfont | 1.4.1 |
| x | libxfont | 1.4.2 |
| x | libxfont | 1.4.3 |
| x | libxfont | 1.4.4 |
| x | libxfont | 1.4.5 |
| x | libxfont | 1.4.6 |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=4d024ac10f964f6bd372ae0dd14f02772a6e5f63
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00050.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00052.html
- http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-January/002389.html
- http://osvdb.org/101842
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0018.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/33
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56240
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56336
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56357
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56371
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2838
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64694
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2078-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90123
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=4d024ac10f964f6bd372ae0dd14f02772a6e5f63
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00050.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00052.html
- http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-January/002389.html
- http://osvdb.org/101842
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0018.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/33
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56240
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56336
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2013-6462