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CVE-2006-1861
Multiple integer overflows in FreeType before 2.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 4.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 7.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Multiple integer overflows in FreeType before 2.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via attack vectors related to (1) bdf/bdflib.c, (2) sfnt/ttcmap.c, (3) cff/cffgload.c, and (4) the read_lwfn function and a crafted LWFN file in base/ftmac.c. NOTE: item 4 was originally identified by CVE-2006-2493.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 34 days later
· 34 days later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.9% · top 7.8% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References47
- SUSE-SA:2006:037 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 20791 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 27271 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 33937 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=416463 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 102705 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 21000 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20525 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 21701 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200607-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 27162 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-5644 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2009-02-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- USN-291-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 21385 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-5558 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:1062 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20060612 rPSA-2006-0100-1 freetype (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 18034 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 21135 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- freetype-lwfn-overflow(26553) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- RHSA-2006:0500 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9124 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 23939 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502565 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-176.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=128606 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20591 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2007:021 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 27167 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=190593 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20638 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20100 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1016522 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 35233 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2007-0381 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-429 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-200710-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 35200 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=190593#c8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 21062 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:0329 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 35204 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:099 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- DSA-1095 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1868 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-1861 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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