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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 13, 2006· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2006-3739

CVE-2006-3739

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.

Affected products

2
  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x.org:6.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:xfree86_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

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