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CVE-2017-13722 Details

Description

In the pcfGetProperties function in bitmap/pcfread.c in libXfont through 1.5.2 and 2.x before 2.0.2, a missing boundary check (for PCF files) could be used by local attackers authenticated to an Xserver for a buffer over-read, for information disclosure or a crash of the X server.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500693 CVEIssue Tracking
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049692 CVEIssue Tracking
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=672bb944311392e2415b39c0d63b1e1902905bcd CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-08 CVE
https://www.x.org/releases/individual/lib/libXfont2-2.0.2.tar.bz2 CVEVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
x.org libxfont
<= 1.5.2
2.0.0
2.0.1

CPE

  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-13722
NVD Published Date:
Oct 11, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-13722 Details - Not Deferred