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CVE-2008-0006
Buffer overflow in (1) X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1, and (2) the libfont and libXfont libraries on some platforms including Sun Solaris,…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 5.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 7.5% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 46 days later
· 46 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 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.1% · top 7.5% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
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- 29139 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-077.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 27336 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0184 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 103192 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 29622 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-0831 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-0794 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2008:003 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=428044 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28500 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28532 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29707 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:024 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 28843 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28540 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SSRT080083 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 20080130 rPSA-2008-0032-1 xorg-x11 xorg-x11-fonts xorg-x11-tools xorg-x11-xfs (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 28544 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0703 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:021 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10021 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0924 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 28718 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0029 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [4.1] 20080208 012: SECURITY FIX: February 8, 2008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDx_transferred
- 28941 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28592 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0064 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- xorg-pcffont-bo(39767) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 28621 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29420 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:022 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-03-18 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 30161 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200805-07 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0030 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 28273 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- VU#203220 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 28550 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0497 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-038.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- JVNDB-2008-001043 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDBx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204362 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28885 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-571-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- GLSA-200804-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 28535 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-0891 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3000 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [xorg] 20080117 X.Org security advisory: multiple vulnerabilities in the X server (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/SECURITY/20080227/datafile112539&label=AIX%20X%20server%20multiple%20vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 27352 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 32545 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1019232 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2010 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [4.2] 20080208 006: SECURITY FIX: February 8, 2008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-0760 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 28571 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28536 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- JVN#88935101 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNx_transferred
- GLSA-200801-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0179 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 201230 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_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-2008-0019 (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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