Explain CVE-2007-1352
Integer overflow in the FontFileInitTable function in X.Org libXfont before 20070403 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long first line in the fonts.dir file, which results in a heap overflow.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '20070403 Multiple Vendor X Server fonts.dir File Parsing Integer Overflow Vulnerability', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_IDEFENSE'], 'url': 'http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=502'}, {'name': '24745', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/24745'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10523', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10523'}, {'name': '33937', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/33937'}, {'name': '24771', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/24771'}, {'name': '24770', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/24770'}, {'name': '25006', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/25006'}, {'name': '24756', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/24756'}, {'name': '23283', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23283'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2007:0126', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0126.html'}, {'name': '23300', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23300'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200705-10', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-10.xml'}, {'name': 'USN-448-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-448-1'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2009-02-12', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html'}, {'name': 'MDKSA-2007:080', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:080'}, {'name': '24758', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/24758'}, {'name': '1017857', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017857'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13243', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13243'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-178.htm'}, {'name': '25195', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/25195'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2007:0125', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0125.html'}, {'name': '24741', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/24741'}, {'name': 'APPLE-SA-2007-11-14', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_APPLE'], 'url': 'http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00003.html'}, {'name': '[xorg-announce] 20070403 various integer overflow vulnerabilites in xserver, libX11 and libXfont', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2007-April/000286.html'}, {'name': '24791', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/24791'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SA:2007:027', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_27_x.html'}, {'name': 'DSA-1294', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1294'}, {'name': '24765', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/24765'}, {'name': '25216', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/25216'}, {'name': 'xorg-fontsdir-bo(33419)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33419'}, {'name': '20070404 rPSA-2007-0065-1 freetype xorg-x11 xorg-x11-fonts xorg-x11-tools xorg-x11-xfs', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464686/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '20070405 FLEA-2007-0009-1: xorg-x11 freetype', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464816/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'ADV-2007-1548', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1548'}, {'name': '102886', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUNALERT'], 'url': 'http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102886-1'}, {'name': 'ADV-2007-1217', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1217'}, {'name': '[4.0] 011: SECURITY FIX: April 4, 2007', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_OPENBSD'], 'url': 'http://www.openbsd.org/errata40.html#011_xorg'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1213'}, {'name': '25004', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/25004'}, {'name': '25305', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/25305'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2007:0132', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0132.html'}, {'name': '24772', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/24772'}, {'name': '[3.9] 021: SECURITY FIX: April 4, 2007', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_OPENBSD'], 'url': 'http://www.openbsd.org/errata39.html#021_xorg'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://issues.foresightlinux.org/browse/FL-223'}, {'name': 'MDKSA-2007:079', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:079'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED