Explain CVE-2004-0083
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.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': 'SuSE-SA:2004:006', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_06_xf86.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2004:060', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-060.html'}, {'name': 'xfree86-fontalias-bo(15130)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15130'}, {'name': '57768', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUNALERT'], 'url': 'http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57768-1'}, {'name': 'CLA-2004:821', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_CONECTIVA'], 'url': 'http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000821'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=72'}, {'name': '9636', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9636'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200402-02', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200402-02.xml'}, {'name': '20040210 iDEFENSESecurityAdvisory02.10.04: XFree86FontInformationFileBufferOverflow', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107644835523678&w=2'}, {'name': 'FLSA:2314', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110979666528890&w=2'}, {'name': 'DSA-443', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-443'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:806', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A806'}, {'name': 'MDKSA-2004:012', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRAKE'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:012'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:830', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A830'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2004:059', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-059.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.xfree86.org/cvs/changes'}, {'name': 'VU#820006', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820006'}, {'name': '20040211 XFree86 vulnerability exploit', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107653324115914&w=2'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9612', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9612'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2004:061', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-061.html'}, {'name': 'SSA:2004-043', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SLACKWARE'], 'url': 'http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.405053'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED