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CVE-2013-6462

nvd nist
Published: Jan 9, 2014Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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9.3
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (23)

Products: X: Libxfont
1 product
Libxfont
Configuration A
23 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
X
Version 1.1.0
Version 1.2.0
Version 1.2.1
Version 1.2.2
Version 1.2.3
Version 1.2.4
Version 1.2.5
Version 1.2.6
Version 1.2.7
Version 1.2.8
Version 1.2.9
Version 1.3.0
Version 1.3.1
Version 1.3.2
Version 1.3.3
Version 1.3.4
Version 1.4.0
Version 1.4.1
Version 1.4.2
Version 1.4.3
Version 1.4.4
Version 1.4.5
Version 1.4.6

References (32)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
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Vendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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