CVE-2007-2754

Summary

CVECVE-2007-2754
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-05-17 22:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionInteger signedness error in truetype/ttgload.c in Freetype 2.3.4 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TTF image with a negative n_points value, which leads to an integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Freetype Freetype All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

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240200 – (CVE-2007-2754) CVE-2007-2754 freetype integer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit
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FreeType TTF Font Parsing Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
FreeType Integer Overflow in TT_Load_Simple_Glyph() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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