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CVE-2007-4568 Detail

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.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (10/08/2007)

Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-4568 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12298 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194606 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=602 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.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-announce/2007-October/000416.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://secunia.com/advisories/27040 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/27052 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/27060 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/27168 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/27176 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/27228 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/27240 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/27560 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/28004 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/28536 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/28542 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/28891 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-11.xml CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103114-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200642-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1385 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:210 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_54_xorg.html 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.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481432/100/0/threaded CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25898 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018763 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3337 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3338 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3467 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36919 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1756 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10882 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00352.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-189 Numeric Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-4568
NVD Published Date:
10/05/2007
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.