CVE-2015-1803

CVE Details

Release Date:2015-03-17

Description


A NULL pointer dereference flaw was discovered 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.

See more information about CVE-2015-1803 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: 1.9 Base Metrics: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None required Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (libXfont)ELSA-2015-17082015-09-03
Oracle Linux version 7 (libXfont)ELSA-2015-17082015-09-03
Oracle VM version 3.3 (libXfont)OVMSA-2015-01202015-09-03
Oracle VM version 3.4 (libXfont)OVMSA-2015-01202015-09-03



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