CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0084

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the ReadFontAlias function in XFree86 versions 4.1.0 to 4.3.0 allows local or remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a malformed entry in the font alias (font.alias) file.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to the system and execution of malicious code, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update XFree86 to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor configuration files for potential anomalies.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the ReadFontAlias function in XFree86 4.1.0 to 4.3.0, when using the CopyISOLatin1Lowered function, allows local or remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a malformed entry in the font alias (font.alias) file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0083 and CVE-2004-0106.

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