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CVE-2006-1861

Published: May 23, 2006 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1861
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/189.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FreetypeFreetype2.0.9 (including)2.0.9 (including)
FreetypeFreetype2.1.3 (including)2.1.3 (including)
FreetypeFreetype2.1.4 (including)2.1.4 (including)
FreetypeFreetype2.1.5 (including)2.1.5 (including)
FreetypeFreetype2.1.6 (including)2.1.6 (including)
FreetypeFreetype2.1.7 (including)2.1.7 (including)
FreetypeFreetype2.1.8 (including)2.1.8 (including)
FreetypeFreetype2.1.9 (including)2.1.9 (including)
FreetypeFreetype2.1.10 (including)2.1.10 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1RedHatfreetype-0:2.0.3-17.el21*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatfreetype-0:2.1.4-4.0.rhel3.2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatfreetype-0:2.1.4-12.el3*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatfreetype-0:2.1.9-1.rhel4.4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatfreetype-0:2.1.9-10.el4.7*
FreetypeUbuntudapper*

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