Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20151803000
Revision Date:2015-03-20Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-1803 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
Description:The bdfReadCharacters function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.9 and 1.5.x before 1.5.1 does not properly handle character bitmaps it cannot read, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted BDF font file.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-1803
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'libxfont' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1:1.4.4-1ubuntu0.3').
    • BACK