CVE-2007-1351 Integer overflow in n/a

High 8.5 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary code via crafted BDF fonts due to an integer overflow in libXfont and freetype.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2007-1351?

CVE-2007-1351 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openbsd Openbsd, published on 6 Apr 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Integer overflow in the bdfReadCharacters function in bdfread.c in (1) X.Org libXfont before 20070403 and (2) freetype 2.3.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via crafted BDF fonts, which result in a heap overflow.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1351?

It affects 9 products.

Linux distribution packages (40)
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asAll versions0:2.1.4-6.el3
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asAll versions0:2.1.4-6.el3
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asAll versions0:2.1.4-6.el3
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktopAll versions0:2.1.4-6.el3
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktopAll versions0:2.1.4-6.el3
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktopAll versions0:2.1.4-6.el3
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::esAll versions0:2.1.4-6.el3
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::esAll versions0:2.1.4-6.el3
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::esAll versions0:2.1.4-6.el3
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::wsAll versions0:2.1.4-6.el3
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::wsAll versions0:2.1.4-6.el3
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::wsAll versions0:2.1.4-6.el3
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asAll versions0:2.1.9-5.el4
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asAll versions0:2.1.9-5.el4
freetype-demos Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asAll versions0:2.1.9-5.el4
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asAll versions0:2.1.9-5.el4
freetype-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::asAll versions0:2.1.9-5.el4
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktopAll versions0:2.1.9-5.el4
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktopAll versions0:2.1.9-5.el4
freetype-demos Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktopAll versions0:2.1.9-5.el4
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktopAll versions0:2.1.9-5.el4
freetype-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktopAll versions0:2.1.9-5.el4
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::esAll versions0:2.1.9-5.el4
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::esAll versions0:2.1.9-5.el4
freetype-demos Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::esAll versions0:2.1.9-5.el4
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::esAll versions0:2.1.9-5.el4
freetype-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::esAll versions0:2.1.9-5.el4
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::wsAll versions0:2.1.9-5.el4
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::wsAll versions0:2.1.9-5.el4
freetype-demos Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::wsAll versions0:2.1.9-5.el4
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::wsAll versions0:2.1.9-5.el4
freetype-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::wsAll versions0:2.1.9-5.el4
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientAll versions0:2.2.1-17.el5
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientAll versions0:2.2.1-17.el5
freetype-demos Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientAll versions0:2.2.1-17.el5
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientAll versions0:2.2.1-17.el5
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationAll versions0:2.2.1-17.el5
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationAll versions0:2.2.1-17.el5
freetype-demos Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationAll versions0:2.2.1-17.el5
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationAll versions0:2.2.1-17.el5

Products include Mandrakesoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall, Openbsd Openbsd, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Linux Advanced Workstation, Rpath Rpath Linux and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1351?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2007-1351 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1351 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1351, DSA-1454-1, GHSA-cmmx-w757-8p75, RHSA-2007:0150.

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