National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-3506
Original release date:07/02/2007
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The ft_bitmap_assure_buffer function in src/base/ftbimap.c in FreeType 2.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving bitmap fonts, related to a "memory buffer overwrite bug."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
- Official Statement from Red Hat (07/05/2007)
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Not vulnerable. These issues did not affect the versions of freetype as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=3157&release_id=499970
Type: Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 25884
Type: Advisory
External Source: MISC
Name: http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?19536
External Source: MISC
Name: http://cvs.savannah.nongnu.org/viewvc/freetype2/src/base/ftbitmap.c?root=freetype&r1=1.17&r2=1.18
External Source: BID
Name: 24708