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 character name in a BDF font file.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2014-01-09T15:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T17:39:01.320Z
Reserved: 2013-11-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2013-6462
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2014-01-09T18:55:04.167
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:59:16.790
Link: CVE-2013-6462
Redhat