CVE-2015-1802

Published Mar 20, 2015

Last updated 8 years ago

Overview

Description
The bdfReadProperties function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.9 and 1.5.x before 1.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) negative or (2) large property count in a BDF font file.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Modified

Social media

Hype score
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Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
8.5
Impact score
10
Exploitability score
6.8
Vector string
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-119

Configurations