Buffer overflow in (1) X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1, and (2) the libfont and libXfont libraries on some platforms including Sun Solaris, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PCF font with a large difference between the last col and first col values in the PCF_BDF_ENCODINGS table.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx X11 | — | Apply OS X security update 2008-002 | Dec 16, 2011 | Jan 18, 2008 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade libxfontUpgrade xorg-server | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 18, 2008 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade xorg-serverUpgrade libXfont | Dec 10, 2025 | Jan 23, 2008 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade x11-base/xorg-server.Upgrade x11-libs/libXfont. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jan 18, 2008 |
| Hpux | — | Apply patch PHSS_38840 from HPApply patch PHSS_34392 from HPApply patch PHSS_37972 from HP | Aug 11, 2017 | Jan 18, 2008 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade libXfontUpgrade libXfont-devel | Oct 16, 2024 | Jan 18, 2008 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-serverUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sdkUpgrade xorg-x11-server-extraUpgrade xorg-x11-Xvnc | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libxfont1Upgrade xserver-xorg-core | Nov 8, 2024 | Jan 18, 2008 |
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