CVE-2015-1803
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-1803 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2015-03-20 14:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2016-12-31 02:59:00 UTC |
| Description | The bdfReadCharacters function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.9 and 1.5.x before 1.5.1 does not properly handle character bitmaps it cannot read, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted BDF font file. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 10.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 10.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | 1.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | X | Libxfont | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:145 | Mandriva | MANDRIVA | www.mandriva.com | |
| Advisory-2015-03-17 | MISC | www.x.org | Vendor Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0702-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2015 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | |
| Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2015-0113 - Updated libxfont package fixes security vulnerabilities | CONFIRM | advisories.mageia.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: libXfont-1.5.1-1.fc22 | FEDORA | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3194-1 libxfont | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| USN-2536-1: libXfont vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:0614-1: important: Security update | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| libXfont Font Processing Flaws Lets Local Users Deny Service or Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | |
| Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - April 2015 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: libXfont-1.5.1-1.fc21 | FEDORA | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Gentoo Security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| X.Org libXfont 'bitmap/bdfread.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0674-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.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.