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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-0083 · published 3 March 2004

CVE-2004-0083: Xfree86 project x11r6 vulnerability

Xfree86 Project · X11r6

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 different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0084 and CVE-2004-0106.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 21% · top 2.5%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
21%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
42References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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 different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0084 and CVE-2004-0106.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000821
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107644835523678&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107653324115914&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110979666528890&w=2
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200402-02.xml Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57768-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-443
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=72
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820006 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:012
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_06_xf86.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-059.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-060.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-061.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9636 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.405053
http://www.xfree86.org/cvs/changes Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15130
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A806
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A830
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9612
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000821
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107644835523678&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107653324115914&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110979666528890&w=2
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200402-02.xml Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57768-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-443
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=72
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820006 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:012
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_06_xf86.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-059.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-060.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-061.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9636 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.405053
http://www.xfree86.org/cvs/changes Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15130
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A806

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-0083), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.