Bug 235265 (CVE-2007-1351, CVE-2007-1352)

Summary:	CVE-2007-1351 Multiple font integer overflows (CVE-2007-1352)
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Josh Bressers <bressers>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Søren Sandmann Pedersen <sandmann>
Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE	QA Contact:
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	kem, lkundrak, security-response-team, xgl-maint
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Description Josh Bressers 2007-04-04 18:55:20 UTC

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #234058 +++

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #234055 +++

iDEFENSE has reported two font related integer overflows.

CVE-2007-1351 describes an integer overflow in the way X parses a BDF font file.

CVE-2007-1352 describes an integer overflow in thw way X parses a fonts.dir file.

Both of these flaws could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges.

-- Additional comment from bressers on 2007-03-26 16:29 EST --
attachment 150950 [details] is the proposed upstream patch



This flaw also affects FC5

Comment 1 Josh Bressers 2007-04-10 20:39:43 UTC

Ping on this flaw, we need to fix this.

Comment 2 Lubomir Kundrak 2007-08-02 12:23:15 UTC

Sandmann: please do push an updated package for FC6

Comment 3 Søren Sandmann Pedersen 2007-08-02 17:33:44 UTC

Was fixed by

* Fri Apr 06 2007 Adam Jackson <ajax> 1.2.8-1
- libXfont 1.2.8.