34917 : FreeType bdfReadCharacters Function BDF Font Handling Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-04-03

Time to Patch	Time to Vendor Response
41 days	35 days

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2007-1351" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : 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.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, the X.Org Foundation has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

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Credit

Greg MacManus - iDefense Labs

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 8.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-04-09 | Disagree?

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