PT-2003-1035 · Debian · Xfstt

Jonathan Heusser + 1 · Published 2003-07-25 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2003-0581

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions xfstt version 1.4

Description The issue concerns multiple vulnerabilities in the xfstt package of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system, which can be exploited remotely to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. Specifically, the X Fontserver for Truetype fonts (xfstt) is vulnerable to remote attackers who can cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain packets, such as FS QueryXExtents8 or FS QueryXBitmaps8, with a large num ranges value. This can lead to an out-of-bounds array access.

Recommendations For xfstt version 1.4, consider restricting access to the FS QueryXExtents8 and FS QueryXBitmaps8 packets to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, limiting the num ranges value in these packets may also help mitigate the issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-04058

CVE-2003-0581

DSA-360

Affected Products

Xfstt

References · 10

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0581 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0581 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-0581 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0581 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0625 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0581 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-04058 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2003/dsa-360 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/dsa-360 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105829691405446&w=2 · Note