CVE-2015-1804 describes an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability in the bdfReadCharacters function of X.Org libXfont versions prior to 1.4.9 and 1.5.1. This flaw, affecting various Canonical and Debian Linux distributions, allows remote authenticated users to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted BDF font file. With a CVSS score of 8.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network attack vector, medium complexity, and potential for complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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