CVE-2003-0581 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code in xfstt via malformed font server packets with large range values.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0581?
CVE-2003-0581 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jul 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
X Fontserver for Truetype fonts (xfstt) 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) FS_QueryXExtents8 or (2) FS_QueryXBitmaps8 packet, and possibly other types of packets, with a large num_ranges value, which causes an out-of-bounds array access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0581?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xfstt Xfstt.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0581?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2003-0581 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0581 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0581, GHSA-rr3q-q6wq-qv9p.