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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http://secunia.com/advisories/21864
http://secunia.com/advisories/21889
http://secunia.com/advisories/21890
http://secunia.com/advisories/21894
http://secunia.com/advisories/21900
http://secunia.com/advisories/21904
http://secunia.com/advisories/21908
http://secunia.com/advisories/21924
http://secunia.com/advisories/22080
http://secunia.com/advisories/22141
http://secunia.com/advisories/22332
http://secunia.com/advisories/22560
http://secunia.com/advisories/23033
http://secunia.com/advisories/23899
http://secunia.com/advisories/24636
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1016828
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102780-1
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-190.htm
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2006-09-13T01:00:00

Updated: 2018-10-17T20:57:01

Reserved: 2006-07-20T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2006-3739

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-09-13T01:07:00.000

Modified: 2018-10-17T21:29:31.107


Link: CVE-2006-3739

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