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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…
High10.0EPSS 24.9%
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- mitre
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.
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)
- 24.9% · top 2.1% of all CVEs (3 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
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- affected n/a
References (18)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:831 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- SuSE-SA:2004:006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- VU#667502 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:060 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_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
- xfree86-copyisolatin1lLowered-bo(15200) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:807 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_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
- 20040212 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 02.11.04: XFree86 Font Information File Buffer Overflow II (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10405 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 9652 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=73 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:059 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_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 .