FreeType TT_Load_Simple_Glyph() TTF File Integer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:24074

Info

FreeType TT_Load_Simple_Glyph() TTF File Integer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 24074
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2007-2754
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 21 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 16 2015 05:50PM
Credit: Victor Stinner is credited with discovering this issue.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
+ Linux kernel 2.4.21
+ Linux kernel 2.4.19
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
Sun StarSuite 8 Update 7
Sun StarSuite 8 Update 6
Sun StarSuite 8
Sun StarSuite 7.0 PP10
Sun StarSuite 7 PP9
Sun StarSuite 7
Sun StarSuite 6.0 PP7
Sun StarSuite 6 PP6
Sun StarSuite 6
Sun StarOffice 7.0
Sun StarOffice 8.0
Sun StarOffice 8 Update 7
Sun StarOffice 8 Update 6
Sun StarOffice 7.0 PP9
Sun StarOffice 7.0 PP10
Sun StarOffice 6.0 PP7
Sun StarOffice 6.0 PP6
Sun StarOffice 6.0
Sun Solaris 9_x86
Sun Solaris 9_sparc
Sun Solaris 8_x86
Sun Solaris 8_sparc
Sun Solaris 10_x86
Sun Solaris 10_sparc
SGI ProPack 3.0 SP6
S.u.S.E. UnitedLinux 1.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux Standard Server 8.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux School Server for i386
S.u.S.E. SUSE LINUX Retail Solution 8.0
S.u.S.E. SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4.0
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.2
S.u.S.E. Open-Enterprise-Server 0
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux POS 9
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 9.0
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 1.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Professional 10.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.0 OSS
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 10.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Desktop 1.0
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 x86-64
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 x86
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 ppc
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.0 x86-64
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.0 x86
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.0 ppc
rPath rPath Linux 1
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
RedHat Desktop 4.0
RedHat Desktop 3.0
RedHat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1
Red Hat Fedora Core6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Nortel Networks Self-Service Peri Workstation 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service Peri CTX 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service Peri Application 0
Nortel Networks Self-Service - CCSS7 0
Nortel Networks Multiservice Switch - MDM 0
Nortel Networks Media Processing Svr 500 Rel 3.0
Nortel Networks Media Processing Svr 1000 Rel 3.0
Nortel Networks Media Processing Svr 100 0
Nortel Networks Enterprise Network Management System
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0
MandrakeSoft Multi Network Firewall 2.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
Linux Terminal Server Project Linux Terminal Server Project 4.2
Gentoo Linux
FreeType FreeType 2.3.4
FreeType FreeType 2.2.10
FreeType FreeType 2.2.1
FreeType FreeType 2.1.10
FreeType FreeType 2.1.9
FreeType FreeType 2.1.7
FreeType FreeType 2.0.9
FreeType FreeType 2.0.6
FreeType FreeType 1.3.1
FreeType FreeType 2.2
Foresight Linux Foresight Linux 1.1
DIA DIA 0.92.2
DIA DIA 0.88.1
DIA DIA 0.95-pre6
DIA DIA 0.95
DIA DIA 0.94
DIA DIA 0.93
DIA DIA 0.91
DIA DIA 0.87
Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
Debian Linux 3.1 mips
Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
Debian Linux 3.1 arm
Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
Debian Linux 3.1
Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 4.0 mips
Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
Debian Linux 4.0 arm
Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
Debian Linux 4.0
Avaya Voice Portal 4.1
Avaya Voice Portal 4.0
Avaya SES 2.0
Avaya Proactive Contact 3.0.2
Avaya Proactive Contact 4.1
Avaya Proactive Contact 4.0
Avaya Proactive Contact 3.0
Avaya Proactive Contact 0
Avaya Messaging Storage Server
Avaya Message Networking MN 3.1
Avaya Message Networking 3.1
Avaya Message Networking
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0 SP2
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0 SP1
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 2.0
Avaya Intuity AUDIX LX 1.0
Avaya Intuity LX 2.0
Avaya Intuity LX
Avaya EMMC 1.017
Avaya Communication Manager 2.0.1
Avaya Communication Manager 2.0
Avaya Communication Manager 3.0
Avaya CCS 3.1.1
Avaya CCS 3.0
Avaya CCS 2.0
Avaya Aura SIP Enablement Services 3.1.1
Avaya Aura SIP Enablement Services 3.0
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 4.2.2
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 4.2.1
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 4.0.1
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 3.1.6
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 3.1.5
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 3.1.4
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 3.1.3
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 4.2
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 4.1
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 4.0
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 3.1
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 3.0
Apple Safari 3.0.3 Beta for Windows
Apple Safari 3.0.2 Beta for Windows
Apple Safari 3.0.1 Beta for Windows
Apple Safari 3 Beta for Windows
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.10
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.9
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.10
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.4
Not Vulnerable: Linux Terminal Server Project Linux Terminal Server Project 5.0
DIA DIA 0.96.1-6

Discussion

FreeType TT_Load_Simple_Glyph() TTF File Integer Overflow Vulnerability

FreeType is prone to an integer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to properly validate TTF files.

An attacker may exploit this issue by enticing victims into opening maliciously crafted TTF Files.

Successful exploits will allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context in the context of applications that use the affected library. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions.

This issue affects FreeType 2.3.4 and prior versions.

Exploit / POC

FreeType TT_Load_Simple_Glyph() TTF File Integer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

FreeType TT_Load_Simple_Glyph() TTF File Integer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released a fix. Please see the references for more information.


Sun StarSuite 6 PP6

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 powerpc

Sun StarOffice 8 Update 7

Sun Solaris 8_sparc

Sun StarSuite 7

Sun StarOffice 6.0 PP7

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 i386

Sun StarOffice 7.0 PP10

Sun StarSuite 6.0 PP7

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 amd64

Sun StarOffice 6.0

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386

FreeType FreeType 1.3.1

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11

FreeType FreeType 2.0.9

FreeType FreeType 2.1.7

SGI ProPack 3.0 SP6

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