CVE-2017-13720

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxfont:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxfont:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxfont:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:11

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References () http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3995 - () http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3995 -
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500690 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500690 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References () https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1054285 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory () https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1054285 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References () https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=d1e670a4a8704b8708e493ab6155589bcd570608 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=d1e670a4a8704b8708e493ab6155589bcd570608 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-08 - () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-08 -
References () https://www.x.org/releases/individual/lib/libXfont2-2.0.2.tar.bz2 - Vendor Advisory () https://www.x.org/releases/individual/lib/libXfont2-2.0.2.tar.bz2 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-10-11 17:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:11


NVD link : CVE-2017-13720

Mitre link : CVE-2017-13720

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-13720


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Products Affected

x.org

  • libxfont
CWE
CWE-125

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