CVE-2006-1861

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-1861
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-05-23 10:06:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS: 0.085220000 probability, percentile 0.923960000 (date 2026-04-20)

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Freetype Freetype 2.0.9 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.10 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.3 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.4 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.5 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.6 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.7 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.8 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
FreeType LWFN Files Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
#102705: Security Vulnerabilities (Integer Overflows and a Denial of Service) in the FreeType 2 Font Engine af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: freetype1-1.4-0.8.pre.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
SUSE update for freetype2 - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SUSE Updates for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Mandriva update for freetype2 - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat update for freetype - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Gentoo update for NX - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Page not found - SourceForge.net af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Patch
SuSE Security announcements: [suse-security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: freetype2 (SUSE-SA:2006:037) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.suse.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- FreeType: Multiple integer overflows af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patches.sgi.com
190593 – CVE-2006-1861 freetype multiple integer overflows (CVE-2006-3467) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
USN-291-1: FreeType vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
Red Hat update for freetype - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Secunia - Advisories - Ubuntu update for libfreetype6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Gentoo update for freetype af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
FreeType Integer Overflow and Underflow Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- NX 2.1: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
Sun Solaris FreeType Integer Overflow and Underflow Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of Security Update 2009-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report SUSE-SR:2007:021 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Red Hat update for freetype - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1095-1 freetype af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2009-02-12 Security Update 2009-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
[#RPL-429] CVE-2006-0747 CVE-2006-1861 CVE-2006-2661 multiple freetype vulnerabilities - rPath JIRA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com
Bug 502565 – CVE-2006-1861 CVE-2007-2754 Multiple freetype1 vulnerabilities [Fedora rawhide] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
ASA-2006-176 (RHSA-2006-0500) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
190593 – CVE-2006-1861 freetype multiple integer overflows (CVE-2006-3467) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Secunia - Advisories - rPath update for freetype af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Fedora update for freetype1 - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - FreeType Integer Overflows Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Debian update for freetype - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: freetype1-1.4-0.8.pre.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
NX Server PCF Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Avaya Products FreeType Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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484437 – (CVE-2006-1861) CVE-2006-1861 freetype: multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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