# CVE-2002-1317: Buffer overflow in Dispatch() routine for XFS font server (fs.auto) on Solaris 2.5.1 through 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2004-09-01 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in Dispatch() routine for XFS font server (fs.auto) on Solaris 2.5.1 through 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a certain XFS query.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/4988
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/48879
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103825150527843&w=2
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A149
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-34.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A152
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2816
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/312313
- http://bvlive01.iss.net/issEn/delivery/xforce/alertdetail.jsp?oid=21541
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10375.php
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021202-01-I
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6241
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-024.shtml
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22036

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