CVE-2014-0211

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-0211
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-05-15 14:55:07 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMultiple integer overflows in the (1) fs_get_reply, (2) fs_alloc_glyphs, and (3) fs_read_extent_info functions in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.8 and 1.4.9x before 1.4.99.901 allow remote font servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted xfs reply, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 - lts All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 - lts All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 13.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 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 1.4.99 All All All
Application X Libxfont All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2014:0711-1: moderate: libXfont: Fixed multiple vulnerabilit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA59154 - SUSE update for xorg-x11-libs - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2927-1 libxfont af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2014 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:145 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
USN-2211-1: libXfont vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2014-0278 - Updated libxfont packages fix security vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 advisories.mageia.org
[ANNOUNCE] X.Org Security Advisory: Multiple issues in libXfont af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.x.org Vendor Advisory
Full Disclosure: NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
X.Org libXfont Multiple Integer Overflow and Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
VMSA-2014-0012 | United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
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