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DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3739

DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3739 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.600000381469727 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 4.0
8.600000381469727
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14libxfont0, 0, 0
Debian:11libxfont0, 0, 0
Debian:12libxfont0, 0, 0
Debian:13libxfont0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Sep 13, 2006 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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