CVE-2014-0211

NameCVE-2014-0211
DescriptionMultiple 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-2927-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libxfont (PTS)buster1:2.0.3-1fixed
bullseye1:2.0.4-1fixed
sid, trixie, bookworm1:2.0.6-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libxfontsourcesqueeze1:1.4.1-5DSA-2927-1
libxfontsourcewheezy1:1.4.5-4DSA-2927-1
libxfontsource(unstable)1:1.4.7-2unimportant

Notes

unimportant, as source affected but libxfont has disabled support to connect to font server since 1:1.4.7-1

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