CVE-2007-4990

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

7.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: X.org: X Font Server

X.org

1 product

X Font Server

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
X.org X Font Server	Up to 1.0.4

Related CWEs

CWE-189

References (76)

http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12299

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01323725

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27040

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27052

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27060

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27176

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27228

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27240

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27560

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28004

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28514

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28536

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28542

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29420

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0149

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36920

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11599

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12299