CVE-2017-13722
"Xfont PCF Buffer Over-Read"
Description
In the pcfGetProperties function in bitmap/pcfread.c in libXfont through 1.5.2 and 2.x before 2.0.2, a missing boundary check (for PCF files) could be used by local attackers authenticated to an Xserver for a buffer over-read, for information disclosure or a crash of the X server.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 11, 2017, 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:11 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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CVE-2017-13722 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3995 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500693 Added Reference https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049692 Added Reference https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=672bb944311392e2415b39c0d63b1e1902905bcd Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-08 Added Reference https://www.x.org/releases/individual/lib/libXfont2-2.0.2.tar.bz2 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 13, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-08 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 05, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3995 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 03, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500693 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500693 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049692 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049692 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=672bb944311392e2415b39c0d63b1e1902905bcd No Types Assigned https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=672bb944311392e2415b39c0d63b1e1902905bcd Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.x.org/releases/individual/lib/libXfont2-2.0.2.tar.bz2 No Types Assigned https://www.x.org/releases/individual/lib/libXfont2-2.0.2.tar.bz2 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-125 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxfont:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxfont:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxfont:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 12, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050459 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049692 [No Types Assigned]
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-2017-13722 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-13722
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile