CVE-2006-3739
EPSS 0.18%
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.
How to fix CVE-2006-3739
To remediate CVE-2006-3739, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libxfont—upgrade to 1:1.2.2-1 or later
Is CVE-2006-3739 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:1.2.2-1