CVE-2013-6462
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2013-6462 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-01-09 18:55:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2017-08-29 01:33:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-119
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.2.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.4.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.2.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.4.6 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Security Advisory SA56336 - Red Hat update for libXfont - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | XF | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| xorg/lib/libXfont - X font handling library for server & utilities | CONFIRM | cgit.freedesktop.org | Exploit, Patch |
| USN-2078-1: libXfont vulnerability | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Security Advisory SA56371 - Ubuntu update for libxfont - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Security Advisory SA56240 - X.Org libXfont "bdfReadCharacters()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - April 2014 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2838-1 libxfont | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| Security Advisory SA56357 - Debian update for libxfont - Secunia | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| X.Org libXfont BDF Font File Handling Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| openSUSE-SU-2014:0075-1: moderate: update for libXfont | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| openSUSE-SU-2014:0073-1: moderate: update for libXfont | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| 101842 | OSVDB | osvdb.org | |
| X.Org Security Advisory: CVE-2013-6462: Stack buffer overflow in parsing of BDF font files in libXfont | MLIST | lists.x.org | Vendor Advisory |
| oss-sec: Fwd: X.Org Security Advisory: CVE-2013-6462: Stack buffer overflow in parsing of BDF font files in libXfont | MLIST | seclists.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.