Multiple integer overflows in FreeType 2.3.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to large…

Description

Multiple integer overflows in FreeType 2.3.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to large values in certain inputs in (1) smooth/ftsmooth.c, (2) sfnt/ttcmap.c, and (3) cff/cffload.c.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

8.5% · top 4.9% 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-190 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-190 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (39)

• 34967 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 34913 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=a18788b14db60ae3673f932249cd02d33a227c4e (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1621 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 34550 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:243 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2009-06-08-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• USN-767-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 270268 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• 35198 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=79972af4f0485a11dcb19551356c45245749fc5b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 35074 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=0545ec1ca36b27cb928128870a83e5f668980bc5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1522 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:1062 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2009-06-17-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2009-05-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 35065 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1784 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 35210 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200905-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 35379 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=491384 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10149 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/ChangeLog (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2009:010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• TA09-133A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1297 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 35200 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0329 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1058 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 35204 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34723 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:1061 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_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, 04:57 UTC.