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CVE-2015-1804

Description

An integer truncation flaw was discovered in the way libXfont processed certain Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF) fonts. A malicious, local user could use this flaw to crash the X.Org server or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the X.Org server.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score6.98.5N/A
Attack VectorLocalNetworkN/A
Access ComplexityMediumMediumN/A
AuthenticationNoneSingleN/A
Confidentiality ImpactCompleteCompleteN/A
Integrity ImpactCompleteCompleteN/A
Availability ImpactCompleteCompleteN/A

Vector

Red Hat: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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