CVE-2014-0209
X.Org libXfont Font Path Directory Overflow Vulnerability
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) FontFileAddEntry and (2) lexAlias functions in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.8 and 1.4.9x before 1.4.99.901 might allow local users to gain privileges by adding a directory with a large fonts.dir or fonts.alias file to the font path, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to metadata.
INFO
Published Date :
May 15, 2014, 2:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 9, 2018, 7:38 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2014-0209.
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CVE-2014-0209 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2014-0209 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/59154 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67382 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 12, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:145 Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0278.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 12, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1893.html -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 15, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-0209 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-2014-0209
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} -0.02%
score
0.07928
percentile