CVE-2017-13722

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-10-04
CWE:
CWE-20
Bugzilla:
1500693: CVE-2017-13722 libXfont: Insufficient input validation in pcfread.c

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2017-13722 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 4.4
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libXfont Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libXfont2 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libXfont Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libXfont Will not fix

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