7.5

CVE-2006-3467: freetype Numeric Errors

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesRHSA-2006:0634RHSA-2006:0635DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3467
Published 18-07-2006Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-3467 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Numeric Errors vulnerability in freetype. EPSS estimates a 4.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DSA-1193-1RHSA-2006:0500

Timeline

  1. 18-07-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Integer overflow in FreeType before 2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PCF file, as demonstrated by the Red Hat bad1.pcf test file, due to a partial fix of CVE-2006-1861.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.35% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
4.35%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat48 products
  • XFree86< 0:4.3.0-111.EL
  • XFree86-100dpi-fonts< 0:4.3.0-111.EL
  • XFree86-75dpi-fonts< 0:4.3.0-111.EL
  • XFree86-base-fonts< 0:4.3.0-111.EL
  • XFree86-cyrillic-fonts< 0:4.3.0-111.EL
Debian2 products
  • freetype< 2.2.1-5 | < 2.1.7-6
  • libxfont< 1:1.2.0-2
Freetype1 product

3 vendors · 51 products

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