CVE-2015-1803
High
Description
The bdfReadCharacters function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.9 and 1.5.x before 1.5.1 does not properly handle character bitmaps it cannot read, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted BDF font file.
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Libxfont
PublishedMar 20, 2015
First seenMar 20, 2015
How to fix
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Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| x libxfont | v ≤ 1.4.8, 1.5.0 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 10.04, 12.04, 14.04, 14.10 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 7.0 | — |
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