CVE-2007-1351

Description

Integer overflow in the bdfReadCharacters function in bdfread.c in (1) X.Org libXfont before 20070403 and (2) freetype 2.3.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via crafted BDF fonts, which result in a heap overflow.

Category

8.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.49% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0150.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24745 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24921 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1810 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 third party advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0013/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24771 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-02.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24889 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24770 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25006 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24756 third party advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=3157&release_id=498954
http://secunia.com/advisories/25495 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24996 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23283 vdb entry patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0126.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23300 vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-10.xml vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-448-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:080 vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.626733 vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_6_sr.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:081 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1454 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24758 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1264 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017857 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24885 third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-178.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/25096 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25195 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0125.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24741 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24776 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28333 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24768 third party advisory
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2007-April/000286.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/24791 third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_27_x.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161 third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=498954
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1294 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24765 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25216 third party advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=501 third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464686/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464816/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1548 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33417 vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102886-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1217 vdb entry
http://www.openbsd.org/errata40.html#011_xorg vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1213
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23402 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25004 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25305 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11266 vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0132.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24772 third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-193.htm
http://www.openbsd.org/errata39.html#021_xorg vendor advisory
http://issues.foresightlinux.org/browse/FL-223
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:079 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1351?
CVE-2007-1351 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1351?
To fix CVE-2007-1351, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-1351 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-1351 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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