CVE-2015-1802 | Mend Vulnerability Database

Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2015-1802

CVE-2015-1802

Published:March 20, 2015

Updated:May 17, 2026

The bdfReadProperties function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.9 and 1.5.x before 1.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) negative or (2) large property count in a BDF font file.

Related Resources (18)

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-21

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3194

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00032.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1708.html

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1802

http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2015-03-17/

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:145

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0113.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73277

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152497.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031935

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00005.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1802

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2536-1

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00002.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152838.html

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CVSS v3

Base Score:

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:

8.5

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

EPSS

Base Score:

2.29