VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-1802
CVSS score8.5 HIGH
EPSS probability4.90%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-03-20
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
The bdfReadProperties function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.9 and 1.5.x before 1.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) negative or (2) large property count in a BDF font file.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer