CVE-2009-0946

Publication date 17 April 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
freetype	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 2.3.9-4ubuntu0.1
	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 2.3.7-2ubuntu1.1
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.2
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 2.1.10-1ubuntu2.6

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Notes

mdeslaur

reproducers don't crash freetype1

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
freetype	Other: ?id=799 Other: ?id=a18 Other: ?id=0a0 Other: ?id=054

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-767-1
FreeType vulnerability
27 April 2009

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0946