#VU38457 Buffer overflow in libXfont - CVE-2007-5199

Vulnerability identifier: #VU38457

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [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/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2007-5199

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
libXfont
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: X.org

Description

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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libXfont: 1.3.1

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External links
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=327854
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=5bf703700ee4a5d6eae20da07cb7a29369667aef

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.