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FKIE_CVE-2004-0083

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2004-03-03 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:04
Severity
Summary
Buffer overflow in ReadFontAlias from dirfile.c of XFree86 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 allows local users and remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a font alias file (font.alias) with a long token, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0084 and CVE-2004-0106.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000821
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107644835523678&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107653324115914&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110979666528890&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200402-02.xmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57768-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-443
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=72
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820006US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:012
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_06_xf86.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-059.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-060.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-061.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9636Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.405053
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.xfree86.org/cvs/changesVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15130
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A806
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A830
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9612
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000821
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107644835523678&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107653324115914&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110979666528890&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200402-02.xmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57768-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-443
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=72
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820006US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:012
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_06_xf86.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-059.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-060.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-061.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9636Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.405053
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.xfree86.org/cvs/changesVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15130
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A806
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A830
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9612
Impacted products

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