A use-after-free flaw was found in the way libXfont processed certain font files when attempting to add a new directory to the font path. A malicious, local user could exploit this issue to potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the X.Org server.
Find out more about CVE-2014-0209 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 6.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (libXfont) | RHSA-2014:1870 | 2014-11-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (libXfont) | RHSA-2014:1893 | 2014-11-24 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (libXfont) | RHSA-2014:1870 | 2014-11-18 |
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