DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0209

Multiple integer overflows in the 1 FontFileAddEntry and 2 lexAlias functions in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.8 and 1.4.9x before 1.4.99.901 might allow local users to gain privileges by adding a directory with a large fonts.dir or fonts.alias file to the font path, which triggers a heap-based buffe...

UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0209

Multiple integer overflows in the 1 FontFileAddEntry and 2 lexAlias functions in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.8 and 1.4.9x before 1.4.99.901 might allow local users to gain privileges by adding a directory with a large fonts.dir or fonts.alias file to the font path, which triggers a heap-based buffe...

XFree86 vulnerable to buffer overflow via crafted font directory in 'fonts.alias' file

Overview XFree86 contains a vulnerability in the parsing of the 'fonts.alias' file, which could be exploited by a local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Description XFree86 contains a flaw during the processing of the 'fonts.alias' file. XFree86 is an implementation of the...

XFree86 4.x - CopyISOLatin1Lowered Font_Name Buffer Overflow

XFree86 4.x - CopyISOLatin1Lowered FontName Buffer Overflow source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9652/info It has been reported that the XFree86 X Windows system is prone to a local buffer overflow vulnerability. The issue arises from improper bounds checking when parsing the 'font.alias'...