Vulnerability CVE-2014-0211
Published: 2014-05-15

Description:
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) fs_get_reply, (2) fs_alloc_glyphs, and (3) fs_read_extent_info functions in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.8 and 1.4.9x before 1.4.99.901 allow remote font servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted xfs reply, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Type:

CWE-189

 (Numeric Errors)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
X -> Libxfont 
Canonical -> Ubuntu linux 

 References:
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0278.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00073.html
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-May/002431.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1893.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
http://secunia.com/advisories/59154
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2927
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:145
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67382
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2211-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
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