Integer signedness error in truetype/ttgload.c in Freetype 2.3.4 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…

Description

Integer signedness error in truetype/ttgload.c in Freetype 2.3.4 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TTF image with a negative n_points value, which leads to an integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

5.8% · top 6.9% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (59)

• ADV-2007-2229 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 26129 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-330.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 25612 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1390 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2008-0049 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 25894 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1334 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 25386 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 28298 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 103171 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• 25705 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://cvs.savannah.nongnu.org/viewvc/freetype2/src/truetype/ttgload.c?root=freetype&r1=1.177&r2=1.178 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1302 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 36509 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2007:041 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-5644 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 35074 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 26305 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20070613 FLEA-2007-0025-1: openoffice.org (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-5558 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 24074 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:1062 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2009-05-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 25463 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:121 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 200033 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0403 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2007-11-14 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 25353 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=240200 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 30161 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200805-07 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• GLSA-200707-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 2007-0019 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502565 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• OpenPKG-SA-2007.018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGx_transferred
• 102967 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• [ft-devel] 20070427 Bug in fuzzed TTF file (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• TA09-133A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• 25808 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200705-22 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5532 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1297 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 25609 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 35233 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11325 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 35200 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 25350 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-466-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• ADV-2007-1894 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0329 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 25905 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 35204 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 25654 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 25483 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1018088 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 20070524 FLEA-2007-0020-1: freetype (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_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, 13:49 UTC.