The bdfReadProperties function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.9 and 1.5.x before 1.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) negative or (2) large property count in a BDF font file.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2015-03-20T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:54:16.071Z

Reserved: 2015-02-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-1802

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-03-20T14:59:00.093

Modified: 2016-12-22T02:59:35.190

Link: CVE-2015-1802

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2015-03-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-1802 - Bugzilla