VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2013-6462
CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability10.25%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-01-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the bdfReadCharacters function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont 1.1 through 1.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a character name in a BDF font file.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer