CVE-2007-4990
X.Org X Font Server (xfs) Heap Corruption Buffer Overflow
Description
The 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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 5, 2007, 9:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
10.0
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CVE-2007-4990 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12299 Added Reference http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194606 Added Reference http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 Added Reference http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01323725 Added Reference http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01323725 Added Reference http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=602 Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html Added Reference http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2007-October/000416.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27040 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27052 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27060 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27176 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27228 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27240 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27560 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28004 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28514 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28536 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28542 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-11.xml Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103114-1 Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200642-1 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:210 Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_54_xorg.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0029.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0030.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481432/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25898 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018763 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3337 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3338 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3467 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0149 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36920 Added Reference https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1756 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11599 Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00352.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/481432/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481432/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11599 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11599 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/36920 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36920 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 08, 2007
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-4990 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-4990
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.68 }} -0.83%
score
0.80485
percentile