CVE-2007-4568

X.Org X Font Server - Remote Code Execution via Crafted QueryXBitmaps and QueryXExtents Protocol Requests

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Integer overflow in the build_range function in X.Org X Font Server (xfs) before 1.0.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) QueryXBitmaps and (2) QueryXExtents protocol requests with crafted size values, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

References (42)

Core 42
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200642-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481432/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0029.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36919
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1756
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0030.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103114-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:210
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_54_xorg.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018763
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28542
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28891
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27052
Patch third-party-advisory x_refsource_idefense
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=602
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27060
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28004
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27240
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27168
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27040
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27176
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1385
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-11.xml
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27228
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3467
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25898
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194606
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3338
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/27560
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10882
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3337
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28536
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12298

Scores

EPSS 0.0398
EPSS Percentile 89.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-119 CWE-189
Status published
Products (3)
x.org/x_font_server 1.0.1
x.org/x_font_server 1.0.2
x.org/x_font_server 1.0.4
Published Oct 05, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026