Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 15, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-0211
CVE-2014-0211
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) fs_get_reply, (2) fs_alloc_glyphs, and (3) fs_read_extent_info functions in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.8 and 1.4.9x before 1.4.99.901 allow remote font servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted xfs reply, which triggers a buffer overflow.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Patches
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References
13- lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-May/002431.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0278.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00073.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1893.htmlnvd
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/59154nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2927nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/67382nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2211-1nvd
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.htmlnvd
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