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NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2007-4990 Detail

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.


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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-2007-4990 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12299 CVE, MITRE
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194606 CVE, MITRE
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 CVE, MITRE
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01323725 CVE, MITRE
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=602 CVE, MITRE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2007-October/000416.html CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27040 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27052 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27060 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27176 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27228 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27240 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27560 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28004 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28514 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28536 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28542 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 CVE, MITRE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-11.xml CVE, MITRE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103114-1 CVE, MITRE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200642-1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:210 CVE, MITRE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_54_xorg.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0029.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0030.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481432/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25898 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018763 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3337 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3338 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3467 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0149 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36920 CVE, MITRE
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1756 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11599 CVE, MITRE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00352.html CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-4990
NVD Published Date:
10/05/2007
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE