Multiple integer overflows in FreeType before 2.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute…

Description

Multiple integer overflows in FreeType before 2.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via attack vectors related to (1) bdf/bdflib.c, (2) sfnt/ttcmap.c, (3) cff/cffgload.c, and (4) the read_lwfn function and a crafted LWFN file in base/ftmac.c. NOTE: item 4 was originally identified by CVE-2006-2493.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

4.8% · top 8.0% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-189 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-189 and its CVEs

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (47)

• SUSE-SA:2006:037 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 20791 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 27271 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 33937 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=416463 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 102705 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• 21000 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20525 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 21701 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200607-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 27162 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-5644 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2009-02-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• USN-291-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 21385 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-5558 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:1062 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 20060612 rPSA-2006-0100-1 freetype (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 18034 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 21135 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• freetype-lwfn-overflow(26553) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0500 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9124 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 23939 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502565 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-176.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=128606 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20591 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2007:021 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 27167 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=190593 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20638 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20100 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1016522 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 35233 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2007-0381 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-429 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• GLSA-200710-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 35200 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=190593#c8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 21062 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0329 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 35204 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:099 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• DSA-1095 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• ADV-2006-1868 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 17:27 UTC.