Gentoo Linux: CVE-2006-3739: LibXfont, monolithic X.org: Multiple integer overflows
7
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
09/12/2006
07/25/2018
10/30/2017
10/30/2017
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.
Solution(s)
- gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-base-xorg-x11
- gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-libs-libxfont
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