CVE-2006-3739

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 13, 2006
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2006-3739: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix