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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2006-3467 json

Integer overflow in FreeType before 2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code vi…

published 2006-07-18 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-3462

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.3%
EPSS 4.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

Patch / fix

  • freetype Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.2.1-5
  • libxfont Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:1.2.0-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3467

  • XFree86 RHEL 3 4.3.0-111.EL
  • XFree86-sdk RHEL 3 4.3.0-111.EL
  • XFree86-twm RHEL 3 4.3.0-111.EL
  • XFree86-xdm RHEL 3 4.3.0-111.EL
  • XFree86-xfs RHEL 3 4.3.0-111.EL
  • XFree86-libs RHEL 3 4.3.0-111.EL
  • XFree86-Xvfb RHEL 3 4.3.0-111.EL
  • XFree86-tools RHEL 3 4.3.0-111.EL

red hat advisories RHSA-2006:0635RHSA-2006:0634RHSA-2006:0500

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-2006-3467 updated

freetype: integer overflow vulnerability due to incomplete fix for CVE-2006-1861

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 XFree86 4.3.0-111.EL, XFree86-sdk 4.3.0-111.EL, XFree86-twm 4.3.0-111.EL, XFree86-xdm 4.3.0-111.EL, XFree86-xfs 4.3.0-111.EL, XFree86-libs 4.3.0-111.EL, +23 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 XFree86 4.3.0-111.EL, XFree86-sdk 4.3.0-111.EL, XFree86-twm 4.3.0-111.EL, XFree86-xdm 4.3.0-111.EL, XFree86-xfs 4.3.0-111.EL, XFree86-libs 4.3.0-111.EL, +23 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0635
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 freetype 2.1.9-1.rhel4.4, xorg-x11 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37, xorg-x11-sdk 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37, xorg-x11-twm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37, xorg-x11-xdm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37, xorg-x11-xfs 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37, +12 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 freetype 2.1.9-1.rhel4.4, xorg-x11 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37, xorg-x11-sdk 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37, xorg-x11-twm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37, xorg-x11-xdm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37, xorg-x11-xfs 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37, +12 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0500
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 XFree86 4.3.0-111.EL, XFree86-sdk 4.3.0-111.EL, XFree86-twm 4.3.0-111.EL, XFree86-xdm 4.3.0-111.EL, XFree86-xfs 4.3.0-111.EL, XFree86-libs 4.3.0-111.EL, +23 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0635
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 freetype 2.1.9-1.rhel4.4, xorg-x11 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37, xorg-x11-sdk 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37, xorg-x11-twm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37, xorg-x11-xdm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37, xorg-x11-xfs 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37, +12 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0500
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 XFree86 4.3.0-111.EL, XFree86-sdk 4.3.0-111.EL, XFree86-twm 4.3.0-111.EL, XFree86-xdm 4.3.0-111.EL, XFree86-xfs 4.3.0-111.EL, XFree86-libs 4.3.0-111.EL, +23 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0635
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 freetype 2.1.9-1.rhel4.4, xorg-x11 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37, xorg-x11-sdk 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37, xorg-x11-twm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37, xorg-x11-xdm 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37, xorg-x11-xfs 6.8.2-1.EL.13.37, +12 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0500

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Exploit prediction

4.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% 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

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