{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1802","details":"The bdfReadProperties function in bitmap/bdfread.c in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.9 and 1.5.x before 1.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) negative or (2) large property count in a BDF font file.","modified":"2026-04-22T10:03:31.558252Z","published":"2015-03-18T00:00:00Z","related":["USN-2536-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2015-1802"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1802"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/17/5"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2536-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1802"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libxfont","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxfont@1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.2"}]}],"versions":["1:1.4.6-1","1:1.4.6-1ubuntu1","1:1.4.7-1","1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.2","binary_name":"libxfont1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1802.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}