Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting libXfont package, versions <0:1.4.7-2.el7_0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-LIBXFONT-2039848
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed13 May 2014

Introduced: 13 May 2014

CVE-2014-0209  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 libXfont to version 0:1.4.7-2.el7_0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libXfont package and not the libXfont package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) FontFileAddEntry and (2) lexAlias functions in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.8 and 1.4.9x before 1.4.99.901 might allow local users to gain privileges by adding a directory with a large fonts.dir or fonts.alias file to the font path, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to metadata.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1