10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2004-0083
XFree86 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 3, 2004, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:47 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2004-0083 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openbsd openbsd
1 Xfree86_project x11r6
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2004-0083.

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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2004-0083 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2004-0083 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000821
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107644835523678&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107653324115914&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110979666528890&w=2
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200402-02.xml
    Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57768-1
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-443
    Added Reference http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=72
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820006
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:012
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_06_xf86.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-059.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-060.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-061.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9636
    Added Reference http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.405053
    Added Reference http://www.xfree86.org/cvs/changes
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15130
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A806
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A830
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9612
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:830 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9612 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:806 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9612 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A830 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A806 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/15130 [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15130 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=110979666528890&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=107653324115914&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=107644835523678&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107644835523678&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107653324115914&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110979666528890&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2004-0083 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2004-0083 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

21.72 }} 17.86%

score

0.96457

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability