Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 9, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2013-6462
CVE-2013-6462
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the bdfReadCharacters function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont 1.1 through 1.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a character name in a BDF font file.
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References
16- cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/nvdExploitPatch
- lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-January/002389.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/56240nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00050.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00052.htmlnvd
- osvdb.org/101842nvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0018.htmlnvd
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/33nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/56336nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/56357nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/56371nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2838nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2014-1972952.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/64694nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2078-1nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90123nvd
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