CVE-2008-0006

N/A Unknown
Published: January 18, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204362
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN88935101/index.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-001043.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-January/031918.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28273
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28500
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28532
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28535
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28536
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28540
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28542
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28544
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28550
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28571
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28592
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28621
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28718
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28843
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28885
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28941
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29139
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29707
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32545
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-09.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-05.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019232
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103192-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-201230-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-038.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-077.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/203220
Source: secalert@redhat.com
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:021
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:022
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:024
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#012_xorg
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#006_xorg
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0029.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0030.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0064.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487335/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27336
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27352
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0179
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0184
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0497/references
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0703
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3000
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/SECURITY/20080227/datafile112539&label=AIX%20X%20server%20multiple%20vulnerabilities
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=428044
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39767
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2010
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10021
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/571-1/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00641.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00674.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00704.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00771.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204362
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN88935101/index.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-001043.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-January/031918.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28273
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28500
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28532
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28535
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28536
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28540
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28542
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28544
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28550
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28571
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28592
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28621
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28718
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28843
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28885
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28941
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29139
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29622
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29707
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32545
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-09.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-05.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019232
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103192-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-201230-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-038.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-077.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/203220
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:021
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:022
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:024
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#012_xorg
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#006_xorg
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0029.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0030.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0064.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487335/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27336
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27352
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0184
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0497/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0703
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3000
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/SECURITY/20080227/datafile112539&label=AIX%20X%20server%20multiple%20vulnerabilities
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=428044
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39767
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2010
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10021
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/571-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00641.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00674.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00704.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00771.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

134 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.1%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

sun x.org

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