What is CVE-2007-5199?

CVE-2007-5199 is a critical-severity vulnerability in X Libxfont, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-18.

How severe is CVE-2007-5199?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in X Libxfont

CVE-2007-5199

A single byte overflow in catalogue.c in X.Org libXfont 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.022 (80.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

X Libxfont — versions 1.3.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-5199?: CVE-2007-5199 is a critical-severity vulnerability in X Libxfont, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2007-5199?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.