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 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.

• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000821
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107662833512775&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110979666528890&w=2
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57768-1
• http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-443
• http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=73
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/667502US Government Resource
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:012
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_06_xf86.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-059.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-060.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-061.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9652Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.405053
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15200
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10405
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A807
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A831
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000821
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107662833512775&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110979666528890&w=2
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57768-1
• http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-443
• http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=73
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/667502US Government Resource
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:012
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_06_xf86.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-059.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-060.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-061.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9652Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.405053
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15200
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10405
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A807
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A831

Published

Mar 3, 2004

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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