4.6
MEDIUM
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 :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:01 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-0209 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 Canonical ubuntu_linux
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-2014-0209.

URL Resource
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0278.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00073.html
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-May/002431.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1893.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
http://secunia.com/advisories/59154
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2927
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:145
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67382
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2211-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0278.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00073.html
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-May/002431.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1893.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
http://secunia.com/advisories/59154
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2927
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:145
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67382
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2211-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention 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.

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0278.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00073.html
    Added Reference http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-May/002431.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1893.html
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/59154
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2927
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:145
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67382
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2211-1
    Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
  • 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
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-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

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