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CVE-2013-6462

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.

nvd
CVE ID: CVE-2013-6462
Base Score: 9.3
Base Severity: HIGH
Vector String:AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Refrence: NVD