CVE-2013-6462

Estado: ModificadaAlta (9.3)—
Stack-based buffer overflow in the bdfReadCharacters function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont 1.1 through 1.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in a character name in a BDF font file.
CVSS

Versión: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Puntuación base: 9.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 10%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 96
Fecha de la puntuación: 3/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)

X — Libxfont
CWE

CWE-119
Referencias

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