CVE-2006-3739
X.Org XFree86 X Server Integer Overflow Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 13, 2006, 1:07 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 12:14 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE-2006-3739 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21864 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21889 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21890 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21894 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21900 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21904 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21908 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21924 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22080 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22141 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22332 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22560 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23033 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23899 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24636 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-07.xml Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1016828 Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102714-1 Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102780-1 Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-190.htm Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-191.htm Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1193 Added Reference http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=412 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:164 Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_23_sr.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0665.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0666.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445812/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464268/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19974 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-344-1 Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200702-patch.html Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3581 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3582 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0322 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1171 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28899 Added Reference https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-614 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10305 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 17, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/464268/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/445812/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464268/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445812/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10305 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10305 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/28899 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28899 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 14, 2006
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-3739 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-3739
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} -0.03%
score
0.27213
percentile