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CVE-2009-0946

HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · Integer overflow
7.5CVSS HIGH

Summary

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.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required
User interaction
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Exploit probability (EPSS)9%

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products we track (2)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=0545ec1ca36b27cb928128870a83e5f668980bc5 ↗