Stack-based buffer overflow in the bdfReadCharacters function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont 1.1 through 1.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a character name in a BDF font file.
                
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                Published : 2014-01-09 18:55
Updated : 2017-08-29 01:33
NVD link : CVE-2013-6462
Mitre link : CVE-2013-6462
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-6462
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- libxfont
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-119
                        
            Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
