CVE-2004-0084
Buffer overflow in the ReadFontAlias function in XFree86 4.1.0 to 4.3.0, when using the CopyISOLatin1Lowered function, allows local or…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 24.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.1% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Buffer overflow in the ReadFontAlias function in XFree86 4.1.0 to 4.3.0, when using the CopyISOLatin1Lowered function, allows local or remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a malformed entry in the font alias (font.alias) file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0083 and CVE-2004-0106.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- XFree86 4.x - CopyISOLatin1Lowered Font_Name Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 23690dos, linuxpublished 12 Feb 2004Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 26 days later
· 26 days later
Published
- 20 years later
· 20 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 24.9% · top 2.1% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
18
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:831 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- SuSE-SA:2004:006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- VU#667502 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:060 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 57768 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- CLA-2004:821 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- xfree86-copyisolatin1lLowered-bo(15200) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:807 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- FLSA:2314 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- DSA-443 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20040212 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 02.11.04: XFree86 Font Information File Buffer Overflow II (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10405 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 9652 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=73 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:059 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:061 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SSA:2004-043 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2004-0084 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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