{"id":"MGASA-2014-0020","summary":"Updated libxfont packages fix security vulnerability","details":"Updated libxfont packages fix security vulnerability:\n\nIt was discovered that a buffer overflow in the processing of Glyph Bitmap\nDistribution fonts (BDF) could result in the execution of arbitrary code\n(CVE-2013-6462).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T06:23:18.047919559Z","published":"2014-01-21T16:17:53Z","upstream":["CVE-2013-6462"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0020.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-January/002389.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2838"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12237"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libxfont","ecosystem":"Mageia:3","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/libxfont?arch=source&distro=mageia-3"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.4.5-3.1.mga3"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0020.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}