Buffer overflow in the compNewPixmap function in compalloc.c in the Composite extension for the X.org X11 server before 1.4 allows local…

Description

Buffer overflow in the compNewPixmap function in compalloc.c in the Composite extension for the X.org X11 server before 1.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by copying data from a large pixel depth pixmap into a smaller pixel depth pixmap.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.51% · top 56% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (30)

• SUSE-SA:2007:054 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:178 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• [xorg-announce] 20070906 xorg-server 1.4 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 37726 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 26823 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1728 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• GLSA-200710-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 26859 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 27147 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0898 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:022 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 25606 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• USN-514-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 26743 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 27228 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 30161 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• xorg-composite-bo(36535) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• GLSA-200805-07 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 1018665 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0187 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 26897 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 26755 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7447 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 26763 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-394.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10430 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 27179 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=191964 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1372 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• ADV-2007-3098 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_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, 15:08 UTC.