CVE-2007-5199

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-01. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 2%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A single byte overflow in catalogue.c in X.Org libXfont 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
49(Track)
EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation2% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
2%
EPSS %ILE
81%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 18, 2017

Last Modified

June 16, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Sep 2, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
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https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=327854
generic

catalogue.c: prevent a one character overflow - xorg/lib/libXfont - X font handling library for server & utilities (mirrored from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxfont)

https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libXfont/commit/?id=5bf703700ee4a5d6eae20da07cb7a29369667aef

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libxfont—1:1.3.2-1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libxfont—1:1.3.2-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libxfont—1:1.3.2-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libxfont—1:1.3.2-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2007-5199?
CVE-2007-5199 is a critical vulnerability published on August 18, 2017. A single byte overflow in catalogue.c in X.Org libXfont 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact.
When was CVE-2007-5199 disclosed?
CVE-2007-5199 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 18, 2017, with the most recent update on June 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2007-5199 actively exploited?
CVE-2007-5199 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 18.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2007-5199?
CVE-2007-5199 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2007-5199?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2007-5199, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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