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CVE-2004-0083
Buffer overflow in ReadFontAlias from dirfile.c of XFree86 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 allows local users and remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a font alias file (font.alias) with a long token, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0084 and CVE-2004-0106.
Published: Mar 3, 2004
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (9)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 4.1.0 |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 4.1.11 |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 4.1.12 |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 4.2.0 |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 4.2.1 |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 4.2.1 |
| xfree86_project | x11r6 | 4.3.0 |
| openbsd | openbsd | 3.3 |
| openbsd | openbsd | 3.4 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-275v-77j5-j2rj
Buffer overflow in ReadFontAlias from dirfile.c of XFree86 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 allows local users...
References (42)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000821
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107644835523678&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107653324115914&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110979666528890&w=2
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200402-02.xml Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57768-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-443
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=72
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820006 US Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:012
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_06_xf86.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-059.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-060.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-061.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9636 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
10.0 / 10
EPSS Score
21.18%
Top 3% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
46.4 / 100
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