VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-13722

CVSS score7.1 HIGH
EPSS probability0.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-10-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Description

In the pcfGetProperties function in bitmap/pcfread.c in libXfont through 1.5.2 and 2.x before 2.0.2, a missing boundary check (for PCF files) could be used by local attackers authenticated to an Xserver for a buffer over-read, for information disclosure or a crash of the X server.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Primary references