Vulnerability identifier: #VU38457
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
libXfont
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: X.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
A single byte overflow in catalogue.c in X.Org libXfont 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
libXfont: 1.3.1
External links
http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=327854
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=5bf703700ee4a5d6eae20da07cb7a29369667aef
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.