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Status published
Medium
CVE-2007-4568
Integer overflow in the build_range function in X.Org X Font...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_54_xorg.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018763
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28542
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200642-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28891
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00352.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481432/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27052
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=602
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27060
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2007-October/000416.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0029.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36919
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28004
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27240
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27168
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1756
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27040
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27176
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1385
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-11.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27228
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3467
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0030.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103114-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:210
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25898
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194606
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3338
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27560
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10882
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3337
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28536
- http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12298
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
x font server
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 5th, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.