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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.51% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 43.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-09-11 19:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 15:08Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-09-05
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d7e1fcce73359c3e3a804171b4b6b2592783174ea0b48f02acd7123ac0b838f7
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.novell.comSUSE-SA:2007:054http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_54_xorg.html
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2007:178http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:178
- lists.freedesktop.org[xorg-announce] 20070906 xorg-server 1.4http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2007-September/000378.html
- osvdb.org37726http://osvdb.org/37726
- secunia.com26823http://secunia.com/advisories/26823
- issues.rpath.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1728
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200710-16http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-16.xml
- secunia.com26859http://secunia.com/advisories/26859
- secunia.com27147http://secunia.com/advisories/27147
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2007:0898http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0898.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:022http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:022
- www.securityfocus.com25606http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25606
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-514-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-514-1
- secunia.com26743http://secunia.com/advisories/26743
- secunia.com27228http://secunia.com/advisories/27228
- secunia.com30161http://secunia.com/advisories/30161
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comxorg-composite-bo(36535)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36535
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200805-07http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml
- www.securitytracker.com1018665http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018665
- wiki.rpath.comhttp://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0187
- secunia.com26897http://secunia.com/advisories/26897
- secunia.com26755http://secunia.com/advisories/26755
- bugs.freedesktop.orghttp://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7447
- secunia.com26763http://secunia.com/advisories/26763
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-394.htm
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10430https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10430
- secunia.com27179http://secunia.com/advisories/27179
- bugs.gentoo.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=191964
- www.debian.orgDSA-1372http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1372
- www.vupen.comADV-2007-3098http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3098
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- xorg-server Fixed in 2:1.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- xorg-server Fixed in 2:1.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- xorg-server Fixed in 2:1.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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