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CVE-2006-3739

HIGH
7.2
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
libxfontDebian
Fixed in:1:1.2.2-1CVE-2006-3739
Fixed in:1:1.2.2-1CVE-2006-3739
Fixed in:1:1.2.2-1CVE-2006-3739
Fixed in:1:1.2.2-1CVE-2006-3739

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.58%probability of exploitation in 30 days
43rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 43% of all known CVEs.

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