MGASA-2014-0278: libxfont Mageia

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 04-07-2014Last modified 16-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

MGASA-2014-0278 is a vulnerability in libxfont Mageia with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
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0%100%
No EPSS score yet
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 3 · Downstream 0
CVE-2014-0209CVE-2014-0210CVE-2014-0211

Timeline

  1. 04-07-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Updated libxfont packages fix security vulnerabilities Ilja van Sprundel discovered that libXfont incorrectly handled font metadata file parsing. A local attacker could use this issue to cause libXfont to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code in order to gain privileges (CVE-2014-0209). Ilja van Sprundel discovered that libXfont incorrectly handled X Font Server replies. A malicious font server could return specially-crafted data that could cause libXfont to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2014-0210, CVE-2014-0211).

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Public exploits

0 found

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Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

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Affected systems

Mageia2 products
  • libxfont< 1.4.5-3.2.mga3
  • libxfont< 1.4.7-1.1.mga4

1 vendor · 2 products

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