CVE-2001-0955

Description

Buffer overflow in fbglyph.c in XFree86 before 4.2.0, related to glyph clipping for large origins, allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly gain privileges via a large number of characters, possibly through the web page search form of KDE Konqueror or from an xterm command with a long title.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3663	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3657	patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100776624224549&w=2	mailing list
http://www.xfree86.org/4.2.0/RELNOTES2.html#2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100784290015880&w=2	mailing list
http://www.xfree86.org/security/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7683	vdb entry
http://cvsweb.xfree86.org/cvsweb/xc/programs/Xserver/fb/fbglyph.c
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7673	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=100118958310463&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-0955?: CVE-2001-0955 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-0955?: To fix CVE-2001-0955, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-0955 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2001-0955 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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