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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-0946

Original release date:04/17/2009
Last revised:06/23/2009
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Multiple 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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:10.0 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
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

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA09-133A
Name: TA09-133A
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/ChangeLog
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=491384
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1621
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1522
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1297
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1058
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-767-1
External Source: BID
Name: 34550
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:1062
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:1061
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:0329
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1784
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200905-05
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35379
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35210
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35204
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35200
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35198
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35074
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35065
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34967
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34913
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34723
Type: Advisory
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2009:010
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2009-05-12
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2009-06-17-1
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2009-06-08-1
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=a18788b14db60ae3673f932249cd02d33a227c4e
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=79972af4f0485a11dcb19551356c45245749fc5b
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=0545ec1ca36b27cb928128870a83e5f668980bc5

Vulnerable software and versions

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spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:freetype:freetype:1.3.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:freetype:freetype:2.0.6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:freetype:freetype:2.0.9
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:freetype:freetype:2.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:freetype:freetype:2.1.10
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:freetype:freetype:2.1.3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:freetype:freetype:2.1.4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:freetype:freetype:2.1.5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:freetype:freetype:2.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:freetype:freetype:2.1.9
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:freetype:freetype:2.3.4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:freetype:freetype:2.3.3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:freetype:freetype:2.1.7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:freetype:freetype:2.1.6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8_rc1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:freetype:freetype:2.2.10
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:freetype:freetype:2.2.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:freetype:freetype:2.3.5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:freetype:freetype:2.3.9 and previous versions
* Denotes Vulnerable Software

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