CVE-2009-0946

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.82% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/34967 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34913 third party advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=a18788b14db60ae3673f932249cd02d33a227c4e third party advisory patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34550 vdb entry third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:243 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-767-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-270268-1 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35198 third party advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=79972af4f0485a11dcb19551356c45245749fc5b third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 third party advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=0545ec1ca36b27cb928128870a83e5f668980bc5 third party advisory patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1062.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1784 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35210 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-05.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=491384 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10149 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/ChangeLog third party advisory release notes
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html mailing list 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 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35200 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0329.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1058 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35204 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34723 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1061.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0946?
CVE-2009-0946 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0946?
To fix CVE-2009-0946, 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-2009-0946 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0946 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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