CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-3467

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

The organization may experience crashes in applications using FreeType or, in the worst case, remote code execution by an attacker, potentially leading to system compromise.

Recommendation

Update FreeType to version 2.2 or later, which contains the complete fix for this issue.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS