CVE-2007-4990

NameCVE-2007-4990
DescriptionThe swap_char2b function in X.Org X Font Server (xfs) before 1.0.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) QueryXBitmaps and (2) QueryXExtents protocol requests with crafted size values that specify an arbitrary number of bytes to be swapped on the heap, which triggers heap corruption.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1385-1

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
xfree86sourcesarge4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge5DSA-1385-1
xfssourceetch1.0.1-7DSA-1385-1
xfssource(unstable)1:1.0.5-1

Search for package or bug name: Reporting problems