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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2004-0084

Buffer overflow in the ReadFontAlias function in XFree86 4.1.0 to 4.3.0, when using the CopyISOLatin1Lowered function, allows local or remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a malformed entry in the font alias (font.alias) file, a…

HIGH 10.0EPSS 24.9%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.9%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Buffer overflow in the ReadFontAlias function in XFree86 4.1.0 to 4.3.0, when using the CopyISOLatin1Lowered function, allows local or remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a malformed entry in the font alias (font.alias) file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0083 and CVE-2004-0106.

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
24.86% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
xfree86 project/x11r6 · openbsd/openbsd
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.