CVE-2007-4990
high · 7.5The swap_char2b 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 that specify an arbitrary number of bytes to be swapped on the heap, which triggers heap corruption.
7.5
CVSS
10.7%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
96th
EPSS percentile
2007-10-05
Published
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-189
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| x.org | x_font_server | <= 1.0.4 |
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References
- http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12299
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194606
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01323725
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=602
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2007-October/000416.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27040
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27052
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27060
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27176
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27228
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27240
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27560
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28004
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28514
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28536
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28542
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-11.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103114-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200642-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:210
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_54_xorg.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0029.html
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2007-4990