X.Org libXfont 'bitmap/bdfread.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:73280

Info

X.Org libXfont 'bitmap/bdfread.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 73280
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2015-1803
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Mar 17 2015 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 07 2015 10:20PM
Credit: Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive, Alan Coopersmith of Oracle, and William Robinet of Conostix.
Vulnerable: X.org LibXfont 1.3.1
X.org LibXfont 1.2.2
X.org LibXfont 1.2.1
X.org LibXfont 1.2
X.org LibXfont 1.1
X.org LibXfont 1.0
X.org LibXfont 1.4.4
X.org LibXfont 0.99.0
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.2
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
CentOS CentOS 6
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

X.Org libXfont 'bitmap/bdfread.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

X.Org libXfont is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Local attackers can exploit this issue to crash the application resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

Exploit / POC

X.Org libXfont 'bitmap/bdfread.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

X.Org libXfont 'bitmap/bdfread.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.


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