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CVE-2017-13720
HIGH · CVSS 7.1
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-10-11T17:29:00.303 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:05:03.030

Summary

In the PatternMatch function in fontfile/fontdir.c in libXfont through 1.5.2 and 2.x before 2.0.2, an attacker with access to an X connection can cause a buffer over-read during pattern matching of fonts, leading to information disclosure or a crash (denial of service). This occurs because '\0' characters are incorrectly skipped in situations involving ? characters.

Affected products

x.org — libxfont

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References

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