CVE-2015-1802
EPSS 2.3%libxfont - security update
Published: 3/20/2015Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
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.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/libxfontfrom 0, < 1:1.5.1-1
- Debian/libxfontfrom 0, < 1:1.4.1-5+deb6u1
- Debian/libxfontfrom 0, < 1:1.4.5-5