CVE-2014-0209

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) FontFileAddEntry and (2) lexAlias functions in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.8 and 1.4.9x before 1.4.99.901 might allow local users to gain privileges by adding a directory with a large fonts.dir or fonts.alias file to the font path, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to metadata.

Published: 2014-05-15 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-0209 is rated Low Risk (32/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.17%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0209

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-10-17 0.11% 0.17% +0.06%
2 2025-03-30 0.17% 0.11% -0.06%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.17% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0209

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0209

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0209

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-0209 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libxfont), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0209
gentoo high CVE-2014-0209: 1 GLSA(s) (201406-11), 1 atom(s) (x11-libs/libXfont); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-0209
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0209
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-0209 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libxfont), 6 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, trusty, upstream): released 6. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0209

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0209

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
x libxfont <= 1.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxfont 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxfont 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxfont 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxfont 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxfont 1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxfont 1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxfont 1.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxfont 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxfont 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxfont 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxfont 1.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxfont 1.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxfont 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxfont 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxfont 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxfont 1.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxfont 1.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxfont 1.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxfont 1.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x libxfont 1.4.99 cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.4.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 10.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 13.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0209

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