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CVE-2014-0211· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

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.

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 4.3% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 91.1% of all records.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: libxfont (Debian:12) 1:1.4.7-2; libxfont (Debian:6.0) 1:1.4.1-5; libxfont (Debian:7) 1:1.4.5-4.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to libxfont (Debian:12) 1:1.4.7-2; libxfont (Debian:6.0) 1:1.4.1-5; libxfont (Debian:7) 1:1.4.5-4 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
May 15, 2014
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
4.3% · 91th percentile

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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.3%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
xlibxfont
canonicalubuntu linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • canonical ubuntu linux10.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux12.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux12.10
  • canonical ubuntu linux13.10
  • canonical ubuntu linux14.04
  • x libxfontup to 1.4.7 inclusive
  • x libxfont1.2.3
  • x libxfont1.2.4
  • x libxfont1.2.5
  • x libxfont1.2.6
  • x libxfont1.2.7
  • x libxfont1.2.8
  • x libxfont1.2.9
  • x libxfont1.3.0
  • x libxfont1.3.1
  • x libxfont1.3.2
  • x libxfont1.3.3
  • x libxfont1.3.4
  • x libxfont1.4.0
  • x libxfont1.4.1

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12libxfontbefore 1:1.4.7-21:1.4.7-2
Debian:6.0libxfontbefore 1:1.4.1-51:1.4.1-5
Debian:7libxfontbefore 1:1.4.5-41:1.4.5-4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientlibXfontbefore 0:1.2.2-1.0.6.el5_110:1.2.2-1.0.6.el5_11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientlibXfont-debuginfobefore 0:1.2.2-1.0.6.el5_110:1.2.2-1.0.6.el5_11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationlibXfont-develbefore 0:1.2.2-1.0.6.el5_110:1.2.2-1.0.6.el5_11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientlibXfontbefore 0:1.4.5-4.el6_60:1.4.5-4.el6_6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientlibXfont-debuginfobefore 0:1.4.5-4.el6_60:1.4.5-4.el6_6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientlibXfont-develbefore 0:1.4.5-4.el6_60:1.4.5-4.el6_6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientlibXfontbefore 0:1.4.7-2.el7_00:1.4.7-2.el7_0
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientlibXfont-debuginfobefore 0:1.4.7-2.el7_00:1.4.7-2.el7_0
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientlibXfont-develbefore 0:1.4.7-2.el7_00:1.4.7-2.el7_0

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2007-5199A single byte overflow in catalogue.c in X.Org libXfont 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2013-6462Stack-based buffer overflow in the bdfReadCharacters function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont 1.1 through 1.4.6 allows remote attacker
    40Plan
  • CVE-2011-2895The LZW decompressor in (1) the BufCompressedFill function in fontfile/decompress.c in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.4 and (2) compress/compress
    40Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2014-0209May 15, 2014 · Multiple integer overflows in the (1) FontFileAddEntry and (2) lexAlias functions in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.8 and 1.4.9x before 1.4.99.90
    18Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2014-0210May 15, 2014 · Multiple buffer overflows 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 vi
    31Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2015-1802Mar 20, 2015 · The bdfReadProperties function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.9 and 1.5.x before 1.5.1 allows remote authenticated users t
    35Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:libxfont1:1.4.7-2 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:libXfont0:1.4.5-4.el6_6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libXfont-debuginfo0:1.4.5-4.el6_6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libXfont-devel0:1.4.5-4.el6_6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-189 · Numeric Errors

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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