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CVE-2008-0006 Detail

Current Description

Buffer overflow in (1) X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1, and (2) the libfont and libXfont libraries on some platforms including Sun Solaris, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PCF font with a large difference between the last col and first col values in the PCF_BDF_ENCODINGS table.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204362
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN88935101/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-001043.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-January/031918.html Patch 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-09.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-05.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019232
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103192-1 Patch 
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-201230-1
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-038.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-077.htm
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:021
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:022
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:024
http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#012_xorg
http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#006_xorg
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0029.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0030.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0064.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487335/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27336 Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27352
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0179
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0184
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0497/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0703
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3000
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/SECURITY/20080227/datafile112539&label=AIX%20X%20server%20multiple%20vulnerabilities
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=428044
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39767
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2010
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10021
https://usn.ubuntu.com/571-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00641.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00674.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00704.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00771.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-0006
NVD Published Date:
01/18/2008
NVD Last Modified:
10/15/2018
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.