CVE-2001-0955 json
Buffer overflow in fbglyph.c in XFree86 before 4.2.0, related to glyph clipping for large origins, allows attackers to cause a denial of se…
published 2001-09-22 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0938
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Buffer overflow in fbglyph.c in XFree86 before 4.2.0, related to glyph clipping for large origins, allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly gain privileges via a large number of characters, possibly through the web page search form of KDE Konqueror or from an xterm command with a long title.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/3657 advisory
Exploit prediction
0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/3657
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/3663
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=100776624224549&w=2
mailing-list
- xfree86.org /4.2.0/RELNOTES2.html#2
-
marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=100784290015880&w=2
mailing-list
- xfree86.org /security/
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/7683
vdb-entry
- cvsweb.xfree86.org /cvsweb/xc/programs/Xserver/fb/fbglyph.c
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/7673
vdb-entry
-
marc.info
/?l=vuln-dev&m=100118958310463&w=2
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2001-0955
- NVD CVE-2001-0955
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