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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…
High10.0EPSS 21.2%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 21.2% · top 2.4% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (21)
- SuSE-SA:2004:006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:060 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- xfree86-fontalias-bo(15130) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 57768 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- CLA-2004:821 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=72 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 9636 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-200402-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 20040210 iDEFENSESecurityAdvisory02.10.04: XFree86FontInformationFileBufferOverflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- FLSA:2314 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- DSA-443 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:806 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:830 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:059 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.xfree86.org/cvs/changes (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- VU#820006 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 20040211 XFree86 vulnerability exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9612 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:061 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SSA:2004-043 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .