CVE-2009-0946

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0946
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-04-17 00:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

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

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

Problem Types: CWE-190 | 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
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.4.11 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.8 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.4.11 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5.8 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server All All All All
Application Apple Safari 4.0 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 6.0 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 10.3 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.1 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 - All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 - All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

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About the security content of iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
About the security content of Mac OS X v10.6.5 and Security Update 2010-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Broken Link
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1 Mac OS X v10.6.5 and Security Update 2010-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
About the security content of Safari 4.0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:243 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
freetype/freetype2.git - The FreeType 2 library af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.savannah.gnu.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2009-05-12 Security Update 2009-002 / Mac OS X v10.5.7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for freetype - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
About the security content of Security Update 2009-002 / Mac OS X v10.5.7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:010 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
504 Gateway Time-out af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
freetype/freetype2.git - The FreeType 2 library af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.savannah.gnu.org Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu update for freetype - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for freetype - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com Broken Link
FreeType Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Gentoo update for freetype - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Debian update for freetype - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2009-06-17-1 iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-767-1: FreeType vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1784-1 freetype af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
APPLE-SA-2009-06-08-1 Safari 4.0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
491384 – (CVE-2009-0946) CVE-2009-0946 freetype: multiple integer overflows af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
freetype/freetype2.git - The FreeType 2 library af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.savannah.gnu.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
freetype/freetype2.git - The FreeType 2 library af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.savannah.gnu.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-133A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Red Hat update for freetype - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
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