CVE-2013-6462

N/A Unknown
Published: January 09, 2014 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=4d024ac10f964f6bd372ae0dd14f02772a6e5f63
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00050.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00052.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-January/002389.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/101842
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0018.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/33
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/56240
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56336
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/56357
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/56371
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2838
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64694
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2078-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90123
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=4d024ac10f964f6bd372ae0dd14f02772a6e5f63
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00050.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00052.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-January/002389.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/101842
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0018.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/33
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/56240
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56336
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/56357
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/56371
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2838
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64694
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2078-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90123
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

32 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
12.0%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

x

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