CVE-2004-0083 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the ReadFontAlias function of XFree86 versions 4.1.0 through 4.3.0, impacting various OpenBSD and X11R6 distributions. This flaw allows both local and remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted font alias file containing an excessively long token. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and possessing low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting limited active exploitation despite the high risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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