CVE-2006-3739 Affecting libxfont package, versions <1:1.2.2-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.59% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-LIBXFONT-17966111
  • published14 Jul 2026
  • disclosed13 Sept 2006

Introduced: 13 Sep 2006

CVE-2006-3739  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest libxfont to version 1:1.2.2-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxfont package and not the libxfont package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

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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CVSS Base Scores

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