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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade libxfont | Aug 30, 2017 | Jan 9, 2014 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade libXfontUpgrade libXfont-devel | Dec 1, 2016 | Jan 9, 2014 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade libxfont | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 9, 2014 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade libXfont | Dec 10, 2025 | Jan 8, 2014 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade x11-libs/libXfont. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jan 9, 2014 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade x11/server/xvnc to version 1.1.0-0.175.1.16.0.4.1345 on Solaris 11.1Upgrade x11/server/xvfb to version 1.12.2-0.175.1.16.0.4.1345 on Solaris 11.1Upgrade x11/library/libxfont to version 1.4.5-0.175.1.16.0.4.1345 on Solaris 11.1Upgrade x11/server/xephyr to version 1.12.2-0.175.1.16.0.4.1345 on Solaris 11.1 | May 29, 2017 | Jan 9, 2014 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade libXfontUpgrade libXfont-devel | Oct 16, 2024 | Jan 9, 2014 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libXfont1-32bitUpgrade libXfontUpgrade xorg-x11-libsUpgrade libXfont1Upgrade sle-sdk-releaseUpgrade xorg-x11-devel-32bitUpgrade xorg-x11-libs-x86Upgrade libXfont-devel-32bitUpgrade libXfont-develUpgrade xorg-x11-develUpgrade xorg-x11-libs-32bit | Jan 16, 2014 | Jan 9, 2014 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libxfont1 | Nov 8, 2024 | Jan 9, 2014 |
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