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.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory x.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00073.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2211-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59154 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2927 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1893.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67382 vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-May/002431.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23 mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:145 vendor advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0278.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0209?
CVE-2014-0209 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0209?
To fix CVE-2014-0209, 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-2014-0209 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-0209 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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