CVE-2014-0211 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2014-0211?

CVE-2014-0211 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 15 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) fs_get_reply, (2) fs_alloc_glyphs, and (3) fs_read_extent_info functions in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.8 and 1.4.9x before 1.4.99.901 allow remote font servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted xfs reply, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0211?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, X Libxfont.

How do I fix CVE-2014-0211?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-0211 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0211 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0211, GHSA-c656-hcc6-xc8v.