Explain CVE-2008-0006
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.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '28542', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/28542'}, {'name': '29139', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29139'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-077.htm'}, {'name': '27336', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27336'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-0184', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0184'}, {'name': '103192', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUNALERT'], 'url': 'http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103192-1'}, {'name': '29622', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29622'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2008-0831', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00704.html'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2008-0794', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00674.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SA:2008:003', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00004.html'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SR:2008:008', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=428044'}, {'name': '28500', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/28500'}, {'name': '28532', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/28532'}, {'name': '29707', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29707'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2008:024', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:024'}, {'name': '28843', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/28843'}, {'name': '28540', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/28540'}, {'name': 'SSRT080083', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321'}, {'name': '20080130 rPSA-2008-0032-1 xorg-x11 xorg-x11-fonts xorg-x11-tools xorg-x11-xfs', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487335/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '28544', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/28544'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-0703', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0703'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2008:021', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:021'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10021', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10021'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-0924', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references'}, {'name': '28718', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/28718'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2008:0029', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0029.html'}, {'name': '[4.1] 20080208 012: SECURITY FIX: February 8, 2008', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_OPENBSD'], 'url': 'http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#012_xorg'}, {'name': '28941', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/28941'}, {'name': '28592', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/28592'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2008:0064', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0064.html'}, {'name': 'xorg-pcffont-bo(39767)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39767'}, {'name': 'HPSBUX02381', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321'}, {'name': '28621', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/28621'}, {'name': '29420', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/29420'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2008:022', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:022'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2008-03-18', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html'}, {'name': '30161', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/30161'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200805-07', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2008:0030', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0030.html'}, {'name': '28273', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/28273'}, {'name': 'VU#203220', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/203220'}, {'name': '28550', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/28550'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-0497', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0497/references'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-038.htm'}, {'name': 'JVNDB-2008-001043', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_JVNDB'], 'url': 'http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-001043.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204362'}, {'name': '28885', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/28885'}, {'name': 'USN-571-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'https://usn.ubuntu.com/571-1/'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200804-05', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-05.xml'}, {'name': '28535', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/28535'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2008-0891', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00771.html'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-3000', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3000'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562'}, {'name': '[xorg] 20080117 X.Org security advisory: multiple vulnerabilities in the X server', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-January/031918.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/SECURITY/20080227/datafile112539&label=AIX%20X%20server%20multiple%20vulnerabilities'}, {'name': '27352', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27352'}, {'name': '32545', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/32545'}, {'name': '1019232', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://securitytracker.com/id?1019232'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2010'}, {'name': '[4.2] 20080208 006: SECURITY FIX: February 8, 2008', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_OPENBSD'], 'url': 'http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#006_xorg'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2008-0760', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00641.html'}, {'name': '28571', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/28571'}, {'name': '28536', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/28536'}, {'name': 'JVN#88935101', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_JVN'], 'url': 'http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN88935101/index.html'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200801-09', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-09.xml'}, {'name': 'ADV-2008-0179', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0179'}, {'name': '201230', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUNALERT'], 'url': 'http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-201230-1'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED