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Status published
High
CVE-2006-3740
Integer overflow in the scan_cidfont function in X.Org 6.8.2 and...
Vulnerability Description
Integer overflow in the scan_cidfont function in X.Org 6.8.2 and XFree86 X server allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted (1) CMap and (2) CIDFont font data with modified item counts in the (a) begincodespacerange, (b) cidrange, and (c) notdefrange sections.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23907
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0666.html
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-191.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21900
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:164
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21904
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_23_sr.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21864
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21894
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-344-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21889
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21908
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0665.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22141
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-190.htm
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1171
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1193
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22080
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-614
- http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200702-patch.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22332
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22560
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464268/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23033
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445812/100/0/threaded
- http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=411
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9454
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-07.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102780-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24636
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0322
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21890
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19974
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016828
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3581
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21924
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3582
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23899
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28890
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
6.8.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 13th, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.