CVE-2014-0209
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | 10.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 12.10 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 13.10 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:1.4.7-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:1.4.7-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:1.4.7-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:1.4.7-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:1.4.7-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| x | libxfont | {"endIncluding":"1.4.7"} | |
| x | libxfont | 1.2.3 | |
| x | libxfont | 1.2.4 | |
| x | libxfont | 1.2.5 | |
| x | libxfont | 1.2.6 | |
| x | libxfont | 1.2.7 | |
| x | libxfont | 1.2.8 | |
| x | libxfont | 1.2.9 | |
| x | libxfont | 1.3.0 | |
| x | libxfont | 1.3.1 | |
| x | libxfont | 1.3.2 | |
| x | libxfont | 1.3.3 | |
| x | libxfont | 1.3.4 | |
| x | libxfont | 1.4.0 | |
| x | libxfont | 1.4.1 | |
| x | libxfont | 1.4.2 | |
| x | libxfont | 1.4.3 | |
| x | libxfont | 1.4.4 | |
| x | libxfont | 1.4.5 | |
| x | libxfont | 1.4.6 | |
| x | libxfont | 1.4.99 | |
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0278.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00073.html
- http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-May/002431.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1893.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59154
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2927
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:145
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67382
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2211-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0209
CWEs
CWE-189
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