9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2013-6462
X.Org libXfont Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the bdfReadCharacters function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont 1.1 through 1.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a character name in a BDF font file.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 9, 2014, 6:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:59 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-6462 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 X libxfont
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-2013-6462.

URL Resource
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=4d024ac10f964f6bd372ae0dd14f02772a6e5f63 Exploit Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00050.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00052.html
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-January/002389.html Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/101842
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0018.html
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/33
http://secunia.com/advisories/56240 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56336
http://secunia.com/advisories/56357
http://secunia.com/advisories/56371
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2838
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64694
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2078-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90123
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=4d024ac10f964f6bd372ae0dd14f02772a6e5f63 Exploit Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00050.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00052.html
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-January/002389.html Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/101842
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0018.html
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/33
http://secunia.com/advisories/56240 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56336
http://secunia.com/advisories/56357
http://secunia.com/advisories/56371
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2838
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64694
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2078-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90123

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=4d024ac10f964f6bd372ae0dd14f02772a6e5f63
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00050.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00052.html
    Added Reference http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-January/002389.html
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/101842
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0018.html
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/33
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/56240
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/56336
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/56357
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/56371
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2838
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64694
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2078-1
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90123
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/90123 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90123 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 10, 2014

    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.
Exploit Prediction

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

18.11 }} -3.58%

score

0.96164

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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