CVE-2007-4990

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"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-189"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The 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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "La funci\u00f3n swap_char2b de X.Org X Font Server (xfs) anterior a 1.0.5 permite a atacantes locales o remotos (dependiendo del contexto) ejecutar c\u00f3digo de su elecci\u00f3n mediante peticiones de protocolo (1) QueryXBitmaps y (2) QueryXExtents con valores de tama\u00f1o manipulados que especifican un n\u00famero arbitrario de bytes para ser intercambiados en el mont\u00edculo, lo que produce una corrupci\u00f3n del mont\u00edculo."}], "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_font_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "B59B2204-181D-4F87-ACFD-55863DD82311", "versionEndIncluding": "1.0.4"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "vendorComments": [{"comment": "Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-4990\n\nThe Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.", "lastModified": "2007-10-08T00:00:00", "organization": "Red Hat"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org"}