CVE-2015-1802

CVSS V2 High 8.5 CVSS V3 None
Description
The bdfReadProperties function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.9 and 1.5.x before 1.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) negative or (2) large property count in a BDF font file.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2015-1802
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2015-03-20T14:59:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2016-12-22T02:59:35
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-119 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 1.4.8
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 8.5
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 6.8
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2015-03-17/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3194
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2536-1
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152838.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031935
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152497.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://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:145
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0113.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73277
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-21
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1708.html
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1802
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1802
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:56:46 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 03:59:18 2015-03-20T14:59Z 2015-03-20T14:59:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 03:59:18 2016-12-22T02:59:35 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 03:59:18 Modified Vulnerability Status updated