Description
Integer underflow in Freetype before 2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a font file with an odd number of blue values, which causes the underflow when decrementing by 2 in a context that assumes an even number of values.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WRITEUP
VERIFIED
by Josh Bressers · textremoteunix
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27992
References (29)
Core 29
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21701
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/291-1/
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21385
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436836/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9508
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18326
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:099
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jun/0012.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20791
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102705-1
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20525
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21135
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0500.html
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=183676
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23939
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-176.htm
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20591
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20638
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016522
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0381
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-429
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_sgi
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21062
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1095
Scores
EPSS
0.4593
EPSS Percentile
97.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-189
Status
published
Products (1)
freetype/freetype
< 2.1
Published
May 23, 2006
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026