CVE-2014-0211

Publication date 13 May 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Multiple 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.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libxfont	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected
	13.10 saucy	Fixed 1:1.4.6-1ubuntu0.2
	12.10 quantal	Fixed 1:1.4.5-2ubuntu0.12.10.2
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 1:1.4.4-1ubuntu0.2
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 1:1.4.1-1ubuntu0.3

Notes

mdeslaur

trusty and later are built with --disable-fc, so this shouldn't be an issue. Adding patch anyway for completeness' sake.

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
libxfont	Upstream: ?id=0f1 Upstream: ?id=c57 Upstream: ?id=a42

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)