HIGH
Xorg / XFree86 PCF font parser buffer overflow
Published Jan 18, 2008
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.11%
Description
Buffer overflow in (1) X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1, and (2) the libfont and libXfont libraries on some platforms including Sun Solaris, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PCF font with a large difference between the last col and first col values in the PCF_BDF_ENCODINGS table.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- n/a
- n/a
- ≤ 1.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
XFree86-0:4.1.0-86.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0029
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
XFree86-0:4.3.0-126.EL
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0029
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
xorg-x11-0:6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0030
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libXfont-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0064
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | XFree86-0:4.1.0-86.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0029 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | XFree86-0:4.3.0-126.EL | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0029 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | xorg-x11-0:6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0030 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libXfont-0:1.2.2-1.0.3.el5_1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0064 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.11% 0.05108
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05108
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 5.11% (0.05108) | 92.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.11% (0.05108) | 91.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 7, 2026 | 27.61% (0.27606) | 96.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 26, 2026 | 23.91% (0.23908) | 96.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 29.27% (0.29274) | 96.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 23.93% (0.23928) | 93.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 29.27% (0.29274) | 95.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 24.87% (0.24872) | 95.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 88.95% (0.88953) | 98.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 21, 2024 | 31.35% (0.31349) | 97.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 6, 2024 | 30.33% (0.30325) | 97.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 34.37% (0.34368) | 97.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 24, 2024 | 45.88% (0.45880) | 97.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 53.99% (0.53990) | 97.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.63% (0.05630) | 90.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.63% (0.05630) | 89.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.63% (0.05630) | 76.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (70)
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jan 18, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 3, 2007
Link CVE-2008-0006
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a