CVE-2007-4990 describes a heap corruption vulnerability in the X.Org X Font Server (xfs) before version 1.0.5. This flaw, residing in the swap_char2b function, allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted QueryXBitmaps or QueryXExtents protocol requests with malicious size values. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_font_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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