CVE-2013-6462

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2014-01-09 18:55

Updated : 2024-02-04 18:16


NVD link : CVE-2013-6462

Mitre link : CVE-2013-6462

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-6462


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Products Affected

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  • libxfont
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer