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high 7.5

CVE-2009-0946 json

Multiple integer overflows in FreeType 2.3.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to large valu…

published 2009-04-17 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0943

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.5%
EPSS 8.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • freetype Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.3.9-4.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0946

  • freetype RHEL 2.1 2.0.3-17.el21
  • freetype-utils RHEL 2.1 2.0.3-17.el21
  • freetype RHEL 5 2.2.1-21.el5_3
  • freetype-demos RHEL 5 2.2.1-21.el5_3
  • freetype RHEL 3 2.1.4-12.el3
  • freetype RHEL 4 2.1.9-10.el4.7
  • freetype-demos RHEL 4 2.1.9-10.el4.7
  • freetype-utils RHEL 4 2.1.9-10.el4.7

red hat advisories RHSA-2009:1062RHSA-2009:1061RHSA-2009:0329

  • ft2demos openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.7-1.1
  • freetype2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.7-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10172-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2009-0946 updated cvss 6.8

freetype: multiple integer overflows

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 freetype 2.1.4-12.el3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0329
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) freetype 2.2.1-21.el5_3, freetype-demos 2.2.1-21.el5_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1061
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 freetype 2.0.3-17.el21, freetype-utils 2.0.3-17.el21
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1062
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 freetype 2.1.4-12.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 freetype 2.1.9-10.el4.7, freetype-demos 2.1.9-10.el4.7, freetype-utils 2.1.9-10.el4.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0329
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) freetype 2.2.1-21.el5_3, freetype-demos 2.2.1-21.el5_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1061
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 freetype 2.1.9-10.el4.7, freetype-demos 2.1.9-10.el4.7, freetype-utils 2.1.9-10.el4.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0329
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) freetype 2.2.1-21.el5_3, freetype-demos 2.2.1-21.el5_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1061
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 freetype 2.0.3-17.el21, freetype-utils 2.0.3-17.el21
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1062
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 freetype 2.1.4-12.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 freetype 2.1.9-10.el4.7, freetype-demos 2.1.9-10.el4.7, freetype-utils 2.1.9-10.el4.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0329
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 freetype 2.0.3-17.el21, freetype-utils 2.0.3-17.el21
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1062
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 freetype 2.1.4-12.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 freetype 2.1.9-10.el4.7, freetype-demos 2.1.9-10.el4.7, freetype-utils 2.1.9-10.el4.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0329
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 freetype 2.0.3-17.el21, freetype-utils 2.0.3-17.el21
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1062

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

8.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.