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CVE-2017-13720

HIGH · CVSS 7.1 EPSS 0.44%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-10-11 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2017-13720
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.1
EPSS
0.44%

Original NVD Description

In the PatternMatch function in fontfile/fontdir.c in libXfont through 1.5.2 and 2.x before 2.0.2, an attacker with access to an X connection can cause a buffer over-read during pattern matching of fonts, leading to information disclosure or a crash (denial of service). This occurs because '\0' characters are incorrectly skipped in situations involving ? characters.