CVE-2017-13722
HIGH 7.1
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.40 % · percentile 34 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the pcfGetProperties function in bitmap/pcfread.c in libXfont through 1.5.2 and 2.x before 2.0.2, a missing boundary check (for PCF files) could be used by local attackers authenticated to an Xserver for a buffer over-read, for information disclosure or a crash of the X server.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read
References
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=672bb944311392e2415b39c0d63b1e1902905bcd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3995
- https://www.x.org/releases/individual/lib/libXfont2-2.0.2.tar.bz2
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-08
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500693
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049692
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 7.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW 3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-5239
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2017-13722
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-267 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Juniper Networks Junos Space · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxfont:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 1.5.2cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxfont:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxfont:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |