CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0083

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in ReadFontAlias from dirfile.c of XFree86 versions 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.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious code on the system, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update XFree86 to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized changes.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS