CVE-2013-6462

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 None
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the bdfReadCharacters function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont 1.1 through 1.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a character name in a BDF font file.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2013-6462
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2014-01-09T18:55:04
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-08-29T01:33:58
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-119 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 9.3
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/33
http://secunia.com/advisories/56240 Vendor Advisory
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=4d024ac10f964f6bd372ae0dd14f02772a6e5f63 Exploit Patch
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-January/002389.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64694
http://osvdb.org/101842
http://secunia.com/advisories/56357
http://secunia.com/advisories/56371
http://secunia.com/advisories/56336
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00050.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0018.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2078-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2838
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00052.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90123
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6462
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-6462
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 08:45:08 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-01 21:26:53 2014-01-09T18:55Z 2014-01-09T18:55:04 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-01 21:26:53 2017-08-29T01:33:58 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-01 21:26:53 Modified Vulnerability Status updated