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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…
- 4.3MediumCVSS base score
- 0.51%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 56% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 6 days later
· 6 days later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.51% · top 56% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
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- SUSE-SA:2007:054 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:178 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- [xorg-announce] 20070906 xorg-server 1.4 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 37726 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 26823 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1728 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-200710-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 26859 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 27147 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2007:0898 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:022 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 25606 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-514-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 26743 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 27228 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30161 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- xorg-composite-bo(36535) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- GLSA-200805-07 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 1018665 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0187 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 26897 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 26755 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7447 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 26763 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-394.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10430 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 27179 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=191964 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-1372 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- ADV-2007-3098 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2007-4711 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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