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01 Record

CVE-2004-0083

Buffer overflow in ReadFontAlias from dirfile.c of XFree86 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 allows local users and remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a font alias file (font.alias) with a long token, a

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

Buffer overflow in ReadFontAlias from dirfile.c of XFree86 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 allows local users and remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a font alias file (font.alias) with a long token, a

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
21.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 97.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2004-02-14 05:00Z22 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-08 00:01Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2004-01-19
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.1
Document digest
d221dbdc1265114e5fca2add80f0ee683e47fd25b7dae698222a8eee6800b328

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
openbsdopenbsdNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatlinuxNot specified—
xfree86_projectx11r6Not specified—

06 References