CVE-2006-3739 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in X.org
11 documents8 sources
Severity
7.2HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 60.87%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedSep 13
Latest updateMay 1
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.
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 10.0