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CVE-2006-3739

Published: Sep 13, 2006 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3739
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

Integer overflow in the CIDAFM function in X.Org 6.8.2 and XFree86 X server allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted Adobe Font Metrics (AFM) files with a modified number of character metrics (StartCharMetrics), which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
X.orgX.org6.8.2 (including)6.8.2 (including)
Xfree86_xXfree86_project**
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatXFree86-0:4.3.0-113.EL*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatxorg-x11-0:6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.2*
LibxfontUbuntudapper*
LibxfontUbuntuedgy*
LibxfontUbuntuupstream*

References

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