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CVSSv2

CVE-2006-3739

Published: 13/09/2006 Updated: 17/10/2018
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 641
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Vulnerability Summary

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.

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Vendor Advisories

Ubuntu Security Notice: libxfont, xorg vulnerabilities
iDefense security researchers found several integer overflows in Xorg’s font handling library By using a specially crafted Type1 CID font file, a local user could exploit these to crash the X server or execute arbitrary code with root privileges ...
Debian Security Advisories: DSA-1193-1 xfree86 -- several vulnerabilities
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the X Window System, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2006-3467 Chris Evan discovered an integer overflow in the code to handle PCF fonts, which might lead to denial ...

References

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