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CVE-2015-1804
Published:March 20, 2015
Updated:May 17, 2026
The bdfReadCharacters function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.9 and 1.5.x before 1.5.1 does not properly perform type conversion for metrics values, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted BDF font file.
Related Resources (19)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00002.html
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0113.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2536-1
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152838.html
http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2015-03-17/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-21
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031935
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00074.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00005.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152497.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1804
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1804
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00032.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1708.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73279
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:145
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3194
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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
EPSS
Base Score:
3.07