CVE-2006-1861

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.35% Top 10%
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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://secunia.com/advisories/27271 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=416463 patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102705-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21000 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20525 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21701 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200607-02.xml vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
http://secunia.com/advisories/27162 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01401.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/291-1/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21385 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01316.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1062.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436836/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18034 vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/21135 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26553 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0500.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9124 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/23939 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502565
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-176.htm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=128606
http://secunia.com/advisories/20591 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27167 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=190593
http://secunia.com/advisories/20638 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20100 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016522 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35233 third party advisory vendor advisory
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://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-09.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35200 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=190593#c8
http://secunia.com/advisories/21062 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0329.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35204 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
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1868 vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1861?
CVE-2006-1861 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1861?
To fix CVE-2006-1861, 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-2006-1861 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-1861 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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