CVE-2006-0747

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 40.91% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jun/0012.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20791 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102705-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20525 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21701 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/291-1/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21385 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436836/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/21135 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0500.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9508 signature vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18326 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=183676 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/23939 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-176.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/20591 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20638 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016522 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0381 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-429
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21062 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:099 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1095 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0747?
CVE-2006-0747 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0747?
To fix CVE-2006-0747, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0747 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-0747 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~41% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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