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CVE-2004-0084

48
FAUCET Score

CVE-2004-0084 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the ReadFontAlias function of XFree86 versions 4.1.0 to 4.3.0, specifically when processing font alias files. This flaw allows authenticated local or remote users to execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted font.alias file, impacting OpenBSD and XFree86 X11R6 distributions. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog and showing no recent community discussion or media coverage, an exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
24.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-23690 · Feb 12, 2004
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2486 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: XFree86-0:4.3.0-55.EL
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2004-0084Important

security flaw

Feb 12, 2004

References

distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
marc.info
marc.info
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/15200
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10405
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A807
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A831
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
debian.org / security/2004/dsa-443
idefense.com / application/poi/display
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/667502
US Government Resource
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2004_06_xf86.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-059.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-060.html
PatchVendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2004-061.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/9652
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
slackware.com / security/viewer.php