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TI-2007-01270 Aliases CVE-2007-1320GHSA-g9wg-j7vq-xx6p

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the cirrus_invalidate_region function in the…

Priority LOW 32CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the cirrus_invalidate_region function in the Cirrus VGA extension in QEMU 0.8.2, as used in Xen and possibly other products, might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to "attempting to mark non-existent regions as dirty," aka the "bitblt" heap overflow.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00489 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.2VulnerableQEMU
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onXen
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·QEMU
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora_core:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2007:0323 Released 2007-10-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    xen security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) xen-3.0.3-25.0.4.el5, xen-libs-3.0.3-25.0.4.el5, xen-libs-3.0.3-25.0.4.el5.i386 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) xen-3.0.3-25.0.4.el5, xen-libs-3.0.3-25.0.4.el5, xen-libs-3.0.3-25.0.4.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client) xen-3.0.3-25.0.4.el5, xen-3.0.3-25.0.4.el5.i386, xen-devel-3.0.3-25.0.4.el5 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization (v. 5 server) xen-3.0.3-25.0.4.el5, xen-3.0.3-25.0.4.el5.i386, xen-3.0.3-25.0.4.el5.ia64 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2007:0323
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2007:0323
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2007:0323
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2007:0323

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-1320
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g9wg-j7vq-xx6p

References

Advisory 12

Other 1

Sources

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