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CVE-2007-4730

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-4730 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the compNewPixmap function within the Composite extension of the X.org X11 server, affecting versions prior to 1.4. This flaw allows local, authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by manipulating pixel depth during data copying operations. With a CVSS score of 4.3, it is considered a low-severity vulnerability, requiring local access and user authentication for exploitation, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.02CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
3.1
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
40.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0051 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 15,937 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: xorg-x11-0:6.8.2-1.EL.31
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-4730Moderate

X.org composite extension buffer overflow

Sep 9, 2007

References

bugs.freedesktop.org / show_bug.cgi
bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
lists.freedesktop.org / archives/xorg-announce/2007-September/000378.html
osvdb.org / 37726
secunia.com / advisories/26743
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/26755
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/26763
secunia.com / advisories/26823
secunia.com / advisories/26859
secunia.com / advisories/26897
secunia.com / advisories/27147
secunia.com / advisories/27179
secunia.com / advisories/27228
secunia.com / advisories/30161
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200710-16.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/36535
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-1728
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10430
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-394.htm
wiki.rpath.com / wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0187
debian.org / security/2007/dsa-1372
Patch
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2007_54_xorg.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2007-0898.html
securityfocus.com / bid/25606
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-514-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/3098