In the pcfGetProperties function in bitmap/pcfread.c in libXfont through 1.5.2 and 2.x before 2.0.2, a missing boundary check (for PCF files) could be used by local attackers authenticated to an Xserver for a buffer over-read, for information disclosure or a crash of the X server.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.1
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade libxfont | Oct 11, 2017 | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade libXfontUpgrade libXfont2 | Dec 20, 2017 | Dec 17, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade x11-libs/libXfont.Upgrade x11-libs/libXfont2. | Nov 13, 2017 | Oct 11, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | — | Dec 4, 2019 | Oct 11, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | — | Dec 18, 2019 | Oct 11, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | — | Dec 11, 2019 | Oct 11, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Oct 4, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libXfont1Upgrade xorg-x11-libsUpgrade libXfont-develUpgrade xorg-x11-libs-32bitUpgrade xorg-x11-develUpgrade xorg-x11-libs-x86Upgrade xorg-x11-devel-32bit | Dec 9, 2017 | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libxfont1Upgrade libxfont2 | Oct 10, 2017 | Oct 10, 2017 |
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