10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2004-0084
XFree86 Font Alias Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Buffer overflow in the ReadFontAlias function in XFree86 4.1.0 to 4.3.0, when using the CopyISOLatin1Lowered function, allows local or remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a malformed entry in the font alias (font.alias) file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0083 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-2004-0084 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-2004-0084.

URL Resource
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000821
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107662833512775&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110979666528890&w=2
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=73
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/667502 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 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-061.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9652 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.405053
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15200
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10405
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A807
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A831
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000821
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107662833512775&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110979666528890&w=2
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=73
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/667502 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 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-061.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9652 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.405053
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15200
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10405
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A807
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A831

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2004-0084 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2004-0084 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=107662833512775&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110979666528890&w=2
    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=73
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/667502
    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/9652
    Added Reference http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.405053
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15200
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10405
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A807
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A831
  • 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:807 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:831 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10405 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A831 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A807 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10405 [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/15200 [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15200 [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=107662833512775&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=110979666528890&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107662833512775&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-2004-0084 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-2004-0084 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

81.78 }} 71.54%

score

0.98605

percentile

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