Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 3, 2004· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2004-0083
CVE-2004-0083
Description
Buffer overflow in ReadFontAlias from dirfile.c of XFree86 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 allows local users and remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a font alias file (font.alias) with a long token, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0084 and CVE-2004-0106.
Affected products
9cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.2.1:*:errata:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
21- www.securityfocus.com/bid/9636nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200402-02.xmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.xfree86.org/cvs/changesnvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820006nvdUS Government Resource
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-443nvd
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/displaynvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_06_xf86.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-059.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-060.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-061.htmlnvd
- www.slackware.com/security/viewer.phpnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15130nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A806nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A830nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9612nvd
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