7.5
HIGH
CVE-2014-0210
X.Org libXfont Buffer Overflows Allow Remote Code Execution
Description

Multiple buffer overflows in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.8 and 1.4.9x before 1.4.99.901 allow remote font servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted xfs protocol reply to the (1) _fs_recv_conn_setup, (2) fs_read_open_font, (3) fs_read_query_info, (4) fs_read_extent_info, (5) fs_read_glyphs, (6) fs_read_list, or (7) fs_read_list_info function.

INFO

Published Date :

May 15, 2014, 2:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2018, 7:38 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-0210 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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-0210 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-0210 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 [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. 16, 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.

2.55 }} -0.22%

score

0.89035

percentile

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