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CVE

CVE-2007-4990

The swap_char2b function in X.Org X Font Server (xfs) before 1.0.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) QueryXBitmaps and (2) QueryXExtents protocol requests with crafted size values that specify an arbitrary number of bytes to be swapped on the heap, which triggers heap corruption.

CVSS v3.1
EPSS
10.7%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Oct 5, 2007
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 23, 2026