What is CVE-2013-6462?

CVE-2013-6462 is a vulnerability in X Libxfont, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-01-09.

Is CVE-2013-6462 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in X Libxfont

CVE-2013-6462

Stack-based buffer overflow in the bdfReadCharacters function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont 1.1 through 1.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a ch…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.103 (95.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

X Libxfont — versions 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.2.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
secalert@redhat.com (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-6462?: CVE-2013-6462 is a vulnerability in X Libxfont, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-01-09.
Is CVE-2013-6462 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.