Integer overflow in the bdfReadCharacters function in bdfread.c in (1) X.Org libXfont before 20070403 and (2) freetype 2.3.2 and earlier…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

5.6% · top 7.0% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.5.

Weakness

• n/a
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Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (68)

• RHSA-2007:0150 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 24745 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 24921 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1810 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 33937 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 2007-0013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• 24771 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200705-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 24889 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 24770 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 25006 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 24756 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=3157&release_id=498954 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 25495 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 24996 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 23283 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0126 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 23300 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• GLSA-200705-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• USN-448-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2009-02-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:080 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• SSA:2007-109-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2007:006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:081 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• DSA-1454 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 24758 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2007-1264 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 1017857 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 24885 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-178.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 25096 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 25195 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0125 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 24741 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2007-11-14 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 24776 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 28333 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 24768 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• [xorg-announce] 20070403 various integer overflow vulnerabilites in xserver, libX11 and libXfont (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 24791 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2007:027 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 30161 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200805-07 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=498954 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1294 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 24765 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 25216 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20070403 Multiple Vendor X Server BDF Font Parsing Integer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
• 20070404 rPSA-2007-0065-1 freetype xorg-x11 xorg-x11-fonts xorg-x11-tools xorg-x11-xfs (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 20070405 FLEA-2007-0009-1: xorg-x11 freetype (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• ADV-2007-1548 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• xorg-bdf-font-bo(33417) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 102886 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• ADV-2007-1217 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• [4.0] 011: SECURITY FIX: April 4, 2007 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1213 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 23402 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 25004 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 25305 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11266 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0132 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 24772 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-193.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [3.9] 021: SECURITY FIX: April 4, 2007 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDx_transferred
• http://issues.foresightlinux.org/browse/FL-223 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:079 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 12:50 UTC.