libxfont: single byte overflow in catalogue.c
Published Aug 18, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.21%
Description
A single byte overflow in catalogue.c in X.Org libXfont 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libXfont
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libXfont
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libXfont
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libXfont | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libXfont | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libXfont | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.21% (0.02211) | 81.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.21% (0.02211) | 80.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.51% (0.00506) | 63.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.97% (0.01973) | 72.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.51% (0.00506) | 64.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.77% (0.00771) | 81.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 0.77% (0.00771) | 80.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 0.77% (0.00771) | 78.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.09% (0.01091) | 82.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01126) | 82.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.26% (0.01262) | 83.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5199 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484018 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=327854 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=5bf703700ee4a5d6eae20da07cb7a29369667aef x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5199
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5199
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5199 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484018 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=327854 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=5bf703700ee4a5d6eae20da07cb7a29369667aef | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5199 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5199 |
Change history (0)
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