Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 18, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-0006
CVE-2008-0006
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.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
5- cpe:2.3:a:sun:solaris_libfont:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:solaris_libxfont:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
67- lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-January/031918.htmlnvdPatch
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27336nvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/28273nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28500nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28532nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28535nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28536nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28540nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28542nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28544nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28550nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28571nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28592nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28621nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/203220nvdUS Government Resource
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvd
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jspnvd
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN88935101/index.htmlnvd
- jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-001043.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00004.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28718nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28843nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28885nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28941nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29139nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29420nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29622nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29707nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/30161nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32545nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-09.xmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-05.xmlnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-038.htmnvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-077.htmnvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openbsd.org/errata41.htmlnvd
- www.openbsd.org/errata42.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0029.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0030.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0064.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487335/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27352nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0179nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0184nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0497/referencesnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0703nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/referencesnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3000nvd
- www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblistnvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39767nvd
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2010nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10021nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/571-1/nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00641.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00674.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00704.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00771.htmlnvd
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.