CVE-2014-0210

CVE Details

Release Date:

2014-05-13

Description

Multiple out-of-bounds write flaws were found in the way libXfont parsed replies received from an X.org font server. A malicious X.org server could cause an X client to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the X.Org server.

See more information about CVE-2014-0210 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.3	Base Metrics:	AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector:	Adjacent network	Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (libXfont)	ELSA-2014-1893	2014-11-24
Oracle Linux version 6 (libXfont)	ELSA-2014-1870	2014-11-18
Oracle Linux version 7 (libXfont)	ELSA-2014-1870	2014-11-18

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