Vulnerability Details : CVE-2001-0955
Buffer overflow in fbglyph.c in XFree86 before 4.2.0, related to glyph clipping for large origins, allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly gain privileges via a large number of characters, possibly through the web page search form of KDE Konqueror or from an xterm command with a long title.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0955
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.06%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 23 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2001-0955
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
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NIST |
References for CVE-2001-0955
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http://www.xfree86.org/4.2.0/RELNOTES2.html#2
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7683
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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100776624224549&w=2
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3663
Vendor Advisory
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http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=100118958310463&w=2
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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100784290015880&w=2
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http://cvsweb.xfree86.org/cvsweb/xc/programs/Xserver/fb/fbglyph.c
- http://www.xfree86.org/security/
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3657
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7673
Products affected by CVE-2001-0955
- cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*