8.5
HIGH
CVE-2015-1803
X.Org libXfont Denial of Service and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

The bdfReadCharacters function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.9 and 1.5.x before 1.5.1 does not properly handle character bitmaps it cannot read, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted BDF font file.

INFO

Published Date :

March 20, 2015, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:26 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

6.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-1803 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-1803 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 Debian debian_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-2015-1803.

URL Resource
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0113.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152497.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152838.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00032.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00005.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1708.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3194
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:145
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73280
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031935
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2536-1
http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2015-03-17/ Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-21
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0113.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152497.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152838.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00032.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00005.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1708.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3194
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:145
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73280
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031935
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2536-1
http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2015-03-17/ Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-21

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).

A collection of vulnerabilities discovered by the AFL fuzzer (afl-fuzz)

Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago
90 stars 16 fork 16 watcher
Born at : Aug. 27, 2015, 12:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 332 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-1803 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-1803 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-2015-0113.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152497.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152838.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00032.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00005.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1708.html
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3194
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:145
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73280
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031935
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2536-1
    Added Reference http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2015-03-17/
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-21
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Dec. 31, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73280 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-21 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1708.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
  • 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-2015-0113.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 15, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00005.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00002.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00032.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152497.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152838.html
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031935
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 23, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 23, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html">CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference</a>
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2015-03-17/ No Types Assigned http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2015-03-17/ Advisory
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 23, 2015

    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-2015-1803 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-2015-1803 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.53 }} 0.04%

score

0.86735

percentile

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