CVE-2014-0210

Multiple buffer overflows in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.8 and 1.4.9x before 1.4.99.901 allow remote font servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted xfs protocol reply to the (1) _fs_recv_conn_setup, (2) fs_read_open_font, (3) fs_read_query_info, (4) fs_read_extent_info, (5) fs_read_glyphs, (6) fs_read_list, or (7) fs_read_list_info function.

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-2014-0210 is rated Moderate Risk (54.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.10%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0210

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 2025-03-30 6.86% 2.10% -4.75%
2 2025-03-29 2.10% 6.86% +4.75%
3 2025-03-17 — 2.10% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0210

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0210

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0210

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2014-0210 unimportant 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-2014-0210
gentoo high CVE-2014-0210: 1 GLSA(s) (201406-11), 1 atom(s) (x11-libs/libXfont); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-0210
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0210
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-0210 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libxfont), 6 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, trusty, upstream): released 5, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0210

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0210

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-2014-0210

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