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CVE-2015-1802

libXfont: missing range check in bdfReadProperties

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

6.9

CVSS 2.0

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Published · March 17, 2015

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

An integer overflow flaw was found in the way libXfont processed certain Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF) fonts. A malicious, local user could use this flaw to crash the X.Org server or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the X.Org server.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 6.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound