CVE-2014-0211

Severity

75%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

106%

Multiple 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.

Multiple 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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 10 years ago

2014-05-15 14:55:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-09 19:38:00

Affected Software

Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 LTS

10.04

Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS (Long-Term Support)

12.04

Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.10

12.10

Canonical Ubuntu Linux 13.10

13.10

Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS (Long-Term Support)

14.04

X.Org LibXFont 1.2.3

1.2.3

X.Org LibXFont 1.2.4

1.2.4

X.Org LibXFont 1.2.5

1.2.5

X.Org LibXFont 1.2.6

1.2.6

X.Org LibXFont 1.2.7

1.2.7

X.Org LibXFont 1.2.8

1.2.8

X.Org LibXFont 1.2.9

1.2.9

X.Org LibXFont 1.3.0

1.3.0

X.Org LibXFont 1.3.1

1.3.1

X.Org LibXFont 1.3.2

1.3.2

X.Org LibXFont 1.3.3

1.3.3

X.Org LibXFont 1.3.4

1.3.4

X.Org LibXFont 1.4.0

1.4.0

X.Org LibXFont 1.4.1

1.4.1

X.Org LibXFont 1.4.2

1.4.2

X.Org LibXFont 1.4.3

1.4.3

X.Org LibXFont 1.4.4

1.4.4

X.Org LibXFont 1.4.5

1.4.5

X.Org LibXFont 1.4.6

1.4.6

X.Org LibXFont 1.4.99

1.4.99

References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0278.html

openSUSE-SU-2014:0711

[xorg-announce] 20140513 [ANNOUNCE] X.Org Security Advisory: Multiple issues in libXfont

Vendor Advisory

RHSA-2014:1893

20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities

59154

DSA-2927

MDVSA-2015:145

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html

20141205 NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities

67382

USN-2211-1

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html

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