CVE-2004-0083

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in ReadFontAlias from dirfile.c of XFree86 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 allows local users and remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a font alias file (font.alias) with a long token, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0084 and CVE-2004-0106.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.12% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory xfree86.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_06_xf86.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-060.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15130	vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57768-1	vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000821	vendor advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=72
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9636	patch vendor advisory vdb entry exploit
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200402-02.xml	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107644835523678&w=2	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110979666528890&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-443	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A806	signature vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:012	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A830	signature vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-059.html	vendor advisory
http://www.xfree86.org/cvs/changes	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820006	third party advisory us government resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107653324115914&w=2	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9612	signature vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-061.html	vendor advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.405053	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0083?: CVE-2004-0083 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0083?: To fix CVE-2004-0083, 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-2004-0083 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0083 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.