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.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| X.org | X.org | 6.8.2 (including) | 6.8.2 (including) |
| Xfree86_x | Xfree86_project | * | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | RedHat | XFree86-0:4.3.0-113.EL | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | RedHat | xorg-x11-0:6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.2 | * |
| Libxfont | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Libxfont | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Libxfont | Ubuntu | upstream | * |