Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-4730

Buffer overflow in the compNewPixmap function in compalloc.c in the Composite extension for the X.org X11 server before 1.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by copying data from a large pixel depth pixmap into a smaller pixel depth pixmap.
Published 2007-09-11 19:17:00
Updated 2017-09-29 01:29:22
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code

Products affected by CVE-2007-4730

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4730

EPSS FAQ
0.10%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 42 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2007-4730

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.3
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.1
6.4
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2007-4730

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2007-4730

  • Red Hat 2007-09-26
    This flaw was fixed for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 in RHSA-2007-0898: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0898.html Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not affected by this flaw. More information can be found here: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=285991 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3 do not support the composite extension and are not vulnerable to this flaw.

References for CVE-2007-4730

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