CVE-2006-3467

Description

Integer overflow in FreeType before 2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PCF file, as demonstrated by the Red Hat bad1.pcf test file, due to a partial fix of CVE-2006-1861.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.68% Top 10%
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/21144 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1178 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21566 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-284.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/27271 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21793 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4502 vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102705-1 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:148 vendor advisory
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=190593
http://secunia.com/advisories/21285 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22875 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21701 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-341-1 vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-186.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/21606 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Aug/0002.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21567 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-202-200610-patch.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-04.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451426/100/200/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444318/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1193 vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-213-200610-patch.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22907 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21798 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0635.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21135 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22332 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0634.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0500.html patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21836 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22027 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23939 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-254-200610-patch.html
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0052/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21232 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-176.htm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4522 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:129 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451404/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016522 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451417/100/200/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/21626 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0381 vdb entry
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21062 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23400 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-324-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451419/100/200/threaded mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10673 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3467?
CVE-2006-3467 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3467?
To fix CVE-2006-3467, 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-2006-3467 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-3467 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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