CVE-2004-0084

N/A Unknown
Published: March 03, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in the ReadFontAlias function in XFree86 4.1.0 to 4.3.0, when using the CopyISOLatin1Lowered function, allows local or remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a malformed entry in the font alias (font.alias) file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0083 and CVE-2004-0106.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000821
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107662833512775&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110979666528890&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57768-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-443
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=73
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/667502
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:012
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_06_xf86.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-059.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-060.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-061.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9652
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.405053
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15200
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10405
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A807
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A831
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000821
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107662833512775&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110979666528890&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57768-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-443
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=73
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/667502
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:012
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_06_xf86.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-059.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-060.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-061.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9652
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.405053
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15200
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10405
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A807
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A831
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
16.3%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

openbsd xfree86_project