CVE-2006-1861
FreeType Integer Overflows
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 23, 2006, 10:06 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
10.0
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00006.html Added Reference http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jun/0012.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20100 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20525 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20591 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20638 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20791 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21000 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21062 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21135 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21385 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21701 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23939 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27162 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27167 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27271 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35200 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35204 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35233 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-02.xml Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1016522 Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=416463 Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102705-1 Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-176.htm Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1095 Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-09.xml Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:099 Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0500.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0329.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1062.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436836/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18034 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1868 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0381 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=128606 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=190593 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=190593#c8 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502565 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26553 Added Reference https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-429 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9124 Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/291-1/ Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01316.html Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01401.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description 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. 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. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description CVE-2006-1861 freetype: multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities 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. Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006:0500 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:0329 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1062 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-1861 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=484437 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description 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. CVE-2006-1861 freetype: multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=484437 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-1861 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1062 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006:0500 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:0329 [No Types Assigned] -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jan. 26, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 18, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/436836/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436836/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-291-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/291-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9124 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9124 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/26553 [Patch] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26553 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 24, 2006
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-1861 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-1861
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
6.35 }} -8.60%
score
0.90049
percentile