Buffer overflow in libXfont - CVE-2007-5199
Published: August 18, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38457
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-5199
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
A single byte overflow in catalogue.c in X.Org libXfont 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact.
Affected software
libXfont
How to mitigate CVE-2007-5199
Install update from vendor's website.