CVE-2015-1802

High

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.

SeverityHigh

CVSS8.5

Exploit probability—

ProductLibxfont

PublishedMar 20, 2015

First seenMar 20, 2015

How to fix

Vendor advisories

security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-21

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
x libxfont	v ≤ 1.4.8, 1.5.0	—

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