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CVE-2014-0209
Published: May 15, 2014
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) FontFileAddEntry and (2) lexAlias functions in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.8 and 1.4.9x before 1.4.99.901 might allow local users to gain privileges by adding a directory with a large fonts.dir or fonts.alias file to the font path, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to metadata.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
openSUSE-SU-2014:0711
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
USN-2211-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
59154
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
DSA-2927
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
RHSA-2014:1893
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
67382
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
[xorg-announce] 20140513 [ANNOUNCE] X.Org Security Advisory: Multiple issues in libXfont
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
MDVSA-2015:145
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0278.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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