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CVE-2006-3740

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.

  • Published: Sep 13, 2006
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2006-3740
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
xfree86_project / xfree86_x - -
x.org / x.org 6.8.2 6.8.2.x