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CVE-2006-3739

Published: Sep 13, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 57.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
Gentoo LinuxGentoo Foundation Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
x.orgx.org
On-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
xfree86 xxfree86 project
On-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
gentoo foundation inc.oss-projectUSOperating Systems
x.orgoss-projectUSOperating Systems
xfree86 projectoss-projectOperating Systemsaka x11r6, xfree86, xfree86 x

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0666.html
redhat.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-191.htm
support.avaya.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/21900
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
Sep 13, 2006
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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