CVE-2007-1352

Description

Integer overflow in the FontFileInitTable function in X.Org libXfont before 20070403 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long first line in the fonts.dir file, which results in a heap overflow.

3.8
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.77% Top 20%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=502 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24745 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10523 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24771 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24770 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25006 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24756 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23283 vdb entry
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://secunia.com/advisories/24758 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017857 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13243 vdb entry signature
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-178.htm
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://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://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
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33419 vdb entry
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
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://secunia.com/advisories/25004 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25305 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0132.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24772 third party advisory
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-2007-1352?
CVE-2007-1352 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1352?
To fix CVE-2007-1352, 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-2007-1352 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-1352 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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