CVE-2007-4568

Published: Oct 5, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

6.8

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (3)

Products: X.org: X Font Server

X.org

1 product

X Font Server

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
X.org X Font Server	Version 1.0.1
X.org X Font Server	Version 1.0.2
X.org X Font Server	Version 1.0.4

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

CWE-189

References (84)

http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12298

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194606

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=602

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2007-October/000416.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://secunia.com/advisories/27040

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/27052

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/27060

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/27168

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/27176

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/27228

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/27240

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/27560

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/28004

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/28536

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/28542

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/28891

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/29420

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-11.xml

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103114-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200642-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1385

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:210

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_54_xorg.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0029.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0030.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481432/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25898

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018763

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3337

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3338

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3467

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36919

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1756

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10882

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00352.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12298