CVE-2006-3739Improper 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

Affected Packages2 packages

Debianx.org/libxfont< 1:1.2.2-1+3
NVDx.org/x.org6.8.2

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-h3pc-gf82-7xhp: Integer overflow in the CIDAFM function in X2022-05-01
CVEList
CVE-2006-3739: Integer overflow in the CIDAFM function in X2006-09-13
OSV
CVE-2006-3739: Integer overflow in the CIDAFM function in X2006-09-13

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
X.org vulnerabilities2006-09-13
Red Hat
security flaw2006-09-12
Debian
CVE-2006-3739: libxfont - Integer overflow in the CIDAFM function in X.Org 6.8.2 and XFree86 X server allo...2006

💬Community

4
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-3739 security flaw2018-08-16
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-3739 X CID font parser multiple integer overflows (CVE-2006-3740)2006-09-15
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-3739 X CID font parser multiple integer overflows (CVE-2006-3740)2006-08-29
Bugzilla
CVE-2006-3739 X CID font parser multiple integer overflows (CVE-2006-3740)2006-08-29