CVE-2017-13720

In the PatternMatch function in fontfile/fontdir.c in libXfont through 1.5.2 and 2.x before 2.0.2, an attacker with access to an X connection can cause a…

published October 11, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
37.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the PatternMatch function in fontfile/fontdir.c in libXfont through 1.5.2 and 2.x before 2.0.2, an attacker with access to an X connection can cause a buffer over-read during pattern matching of fonts, leading to information disclosure or a crash (denial of service). This occurs because '\0' characters are incorrectly skipped in situations involving ? characters.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00442 · 37.1th percentile
Published
2017-10-11T17:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 OCT 17:00Z
    In the PatternMatch function in fontfile/fontdir.c in libXfont through 1.5.2 and 2.x before 2.0.2, an attacker with access to an X connection can cause a…
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