CVE-2006-3740

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.

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/23907 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0666.html patch vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-191.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/21900 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:164 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21904 third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_23_sr.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21864 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21894 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-344-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21889 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21908 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0665.html patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22141 third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-190.htm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1171 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1193 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22080 third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-614
http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200702-patch.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22332 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22560 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464268/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/23033 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445812/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=411 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9454 vdb entry signature
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-07.xml vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102780-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24636 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0322 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21890 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19974 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016828 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3581 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21924 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3582 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23899 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28890 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3740?
CVE-2006-3740 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3740?
To fix CVE-2006-3740, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-3740 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-3740 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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