Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 17, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-2754
CVE-2007-2754
Description
Integer signedness error in truetype/ttgload.c in Freetype 2.3.4 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TTF image with a negative n_points value, which leads to an integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow.
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Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
60- cvs.savannah.nongnu.org/viewvc/freetype2/src/truetype/ttgload.cnvdPatch
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/freetype-devel/2007-04/msg00041.htmlnvdExploit
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdExploit
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070602-01-P.ascnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00003.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.htmlnvd
- osvdb.org/36509nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25350nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25353nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25386nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25463nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25483nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25609nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25612nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25654nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25705nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25808nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25894nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/25905nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26129nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26305nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28298nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/30161nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/35074nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/35200nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/35204nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/35233nvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3549nvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-330.htmnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1302nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1334nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-22.xmlnvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200707-02.xmlnvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_41_freetype2.htmlnvd
- www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.018.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0403.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0329.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1062.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469463/100/200/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471286/30/6180/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/24074nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0019/nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-466-1nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1894nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2229nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0049nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1390nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11325nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5532nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01316.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01401.htmlnvd
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