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01 Record

CVE-2009-0946

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)

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

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)

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
8.54% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 94.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2009-04-17 00:00Z17 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-07 04:57Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2009-03-18
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
c337a7c8945c759e645e677f5392fed31591b9aea685a4af8d77d5590f59b666

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
appleiphone_osNot specified—
applemac_os_xNot specified—
applemac_os_x_serverNot specified—
applesafariNot specified—
canonicalubuntu_linuxNot specified—
debiandebian_linuxNot specified—
freetypefreetypeNot specified—
opensuseopensuseNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
suselinux_enterprise_serverNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • freetype
    Fixed in 2.3.9-4.1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • freetype
    Fixed in 2.3.9-4.1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • freetype
    Fixed in 2.3.9-4.1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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