CVE-2008-0006
Detail
Deferred This CVE record is not being prioritized for NVD enrichment efforts due to resource or other concerns.
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.
Analysis
Description
Buffer overflow in (1) X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1 and (2) the Sun Solaris libfont and libXfont libraries 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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CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
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URL
Source(s)
Tag(s)
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204362
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN88935101/index.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-001043.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-January/031918.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00004.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/28273
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28500
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28532
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28535
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28536
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28540
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28542
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28544
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28550
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28571
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28592
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28621
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28718
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/28843
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/28885
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/28941
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/29139
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/29707
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/32545
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-09.xml
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-05.xml
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019232
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103192-1
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-201230-1
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-038.htm
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-077.htm
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/203220
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:021
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:022
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:024
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#012_xorg
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#006_xorg
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0029.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0030.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0064.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487335/100/0/threaded
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27336
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27352
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0179
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0184
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0497/references
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0703
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3000
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/SECURITY/20080227/datafile112539&label=AIX%20X%20server%20multiple%20vulnerabilities
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=428044
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39767
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2010
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10021
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://usn.ubuntu.com/571-1/
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00641.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00674.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00704.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00771.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
NIST  
Change History
7 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:40:57 PM
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Reference
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204362
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Added
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http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321
Added
Reference
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321
Added
Reference
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN88935101/index.html
Added
Reference
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-001043.html
Added
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Added
Reference
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-January/031918.html
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00004.html
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/28273
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/28500
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/28532
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/28535
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/28536
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/28540
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/28542
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/28544
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/28550
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/28571
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/28592
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/28621
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/28718
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/28843
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/28885
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/28941
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/29139
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/29707
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/32545
Added
Reference
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-09.xml
Added
Reference
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-05.xml
Added
Reference
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019232
Added
Reference
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103192-1
Added
Reference
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-201230-1
Added
Reference
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-038.htm
Added
Reference
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-077.htm
Added
Reference
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml
Added
Reference
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/203220
Added
Reference
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:021
Added
Reference
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:022
Added
Reference
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:024
Added
Reference
http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#012_xorg
Added
Reference
http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#006_xorg
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.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0064.html
Added
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487335/100/0/threaded
Added
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27336
Added
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27352
Added
Reference
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0179
Added
Reference
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0184
Added
Reference
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0497/references
Added
Reference
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0703
Added
Reference
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Added
Reference
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3000
Added
Reference
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/SECURITY/20080227/datafile112539&label=AIX%20X%20server%20multiple%20vulnerabilities
Added
Reference
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=428044
Added
Reference
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39767
Added
Reference
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2010
Added
Reference
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10021
Added
Reference
https://usn.ubuntu.com/571-1/
Added
Reference
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00641.html
Added
Reference
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00674.html
Added
Reference
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00704.html
Added
Reference
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00771.html
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 9:49:59 PM
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CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/15/2018 5:56:41 PM
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Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487335/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
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Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/487335/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/03/2018 5:52:49 PM
Action
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Reference
https://usn.ubuntu.com/571-1/ [No Types Assigned]
Removed
Reference
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-571-1 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/28/2017 9:30:04 PM
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New Value
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Reference
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10021 [No Types Assigned]
Removed
Reference
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10021 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 7/28/2017 9:34:06 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39767 [No Types Assigned]
Removed
Reference
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/39767 [No Types Assigned]
Initial CVE Analysis 1/21/2008 9:13:00 AM
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Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2008-0006 NVD
Published Date: 01/18/2008 NVD
Last Modified: 04/08/2025
Source: Red Hat, Inc.
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