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CVE-2017-13720

libXfont: Insufficient input validation in fontdir.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.4

CVSS 3.0

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Published · October 4, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

In the PatternMatch function in fontfile/fontdir.c in libXfont through 1.5.2 and 2.x before 2.0.2, an attacker with access to an X connection can cause a buffer over-read during pattern matching of fonts, leading to information disclosure or a crash (denial of service). This occurs because '\0' characters are incorrectly skipped in situations involving ? characters.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 4.4
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation