CVE-2006-3740

high

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.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9454

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-614

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28890

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1171

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0322

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3582

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3581

http://www.vmware.com/support/esx25/doc/esx-254-200702-patch.html

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-344-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19974

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464268/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445812/100/0/threaded

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0666.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0665.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_23_sr.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:164

http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=411

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1193

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-191.htm

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-190.htm

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102780-1

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016828

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-07.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/24636

http://secunia.com/advisories/23907

http://secunia.com/advisories/23899

http://secunia.com/advisories/23033

http://secunia.com/advisories/22560

http://secunia.com/advisories/22332

http://secunia.com/advisories/22141

http://secunia.com/advisories/22080

http://secunia.com/advisories/21924

http://secunia.com/advisories/21908

http://secunia.com/advisories/21904

http://secunia.com/advisories/21900

http://secunia.com/advisories/21894

http://secunia.com/advisories/21890

http://secunia.com/advisories/21889

http://secunia.com/advisories/21864

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-09-13

Updated: 2018-10-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High