CVE-2006-3739

Published: 13 September 2006

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.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
libxfont Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Released (1.0.0-0ubuntu3.3)
	edgy	Released (1.2.0-0ubuntu3)
	feisty	Not vulnerable
	upstream	Released (1.2.2)
xorg Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Not vulnerable
	edgy	Not vulnerable
	feisty	Not vulnerable
	upstream	Needs triage

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-344-1
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3739
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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