Buffer Over-read Vulnerability in libXfont

CVE-2017-13722 · LOW Severity

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

In the pcfGetProperties function in bitmap/pcfread.c in libXfont through 1.5.2 and 2.x before 2.0.2, a missing boundary check (for PCF files) could be used by local attackers authenticated to an Xserver for a buffer over-read, for information disclosure or a crash of the X server.

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