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medium 6.8

CVE-2007-2754 json

Integer signedness error in truetype/ttgload.c in Freetype 2.3.4 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a c…

published 2007-05-17 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-2746

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.8%
EPSS 5.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • freetype Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.2.1-6

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2754

  • freetype RHEL 2.1 2.0.3-17.el21
  • freetype-utils RHEL 2.1 2.0.3-17.el21
  • 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
  • freetype RHEL 2.1 2.0.3-10.el21
  • freetype RHEL 3 2.1.4-7.el3

red hat advisories RHSA-2009:1062RHSA-2009:0329RHSA-2007:0403

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-2007-2754 updated

freetype integer overflow

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 freetype 2.1.4-7.el3, freetype 2.1.4-12.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) freetype 2.2.1-19.el5, freetype-demos 2.2.1-19.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 freetype 2.0.3-10.el21, freetype 2.0.3-17.el21, freetype-utils 2.0.3-10.el21, freetype-utils 2.0.3-17.el21 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 freetype 2.1.4-7.el3, freetype 2.1.4-12.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 freetype 2.1.9-6.el4, freetype 2.1.9-10.el4.7, freetype-demos 2.1.9-6.el4, freetype-utils 2.1.9-6.el4, freetype-demos 2.1.9-10.el4.7, freetype-utils 2.1.9-10.el4.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) freetype 2.2.1-19.el5, freetype-demos 2.2.1-19.el5
    +9 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 freetype 2.1.9-6.el4, freetype 2.1.9-10.el4.7, freetype-demos 2.1.9-6.el4, freetype-utils 2.1.9-6.el4, freetype-demos 2.1.9-10.el4.7, freetype-utils 2.1.9-10.el4.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) freetype 2.2.1-19.el5, freetype-demos 2.2.1-19.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 freetype 2.0.3-10.el21, freetype 2.0.3-17.el21, freetype-utils 2.0.3-10.el21, freetype-utils 2.0.3-17.el21 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 freetype 2.1.4-7.el3, freetype 2.1.4-12.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 freetype 2.1.9-6.el4, freetype 2.1.9-10.el4.7, freetype-demos 2.1.9-6.el4, freetype-utils 2.1.9-6.el4, freetype-demos 2.1.9-10.el4.7, freetype-utils 2.1.9-10.el4.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 freetype 2.0.3-10.el21, freetype 2.0.3-17.el21, freetype-utils 2.0.3-10.el21, freetype-utils 2.0.3-17.el21 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 freetype 2.1.4-7.el3, freetype 2.1.4-12.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 freetype 2.1.9-6.el4, freetype 2.1.9-10.el4.7, freetype-demos 2.1.9-6.el4, freetype-utils 2.1.9-6.el4, freetype-demos 2.1.9-10.el4.7, freetype-utils 2.1.9-10.el4.7 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 freetype 2.0.3-10.el21, freetype 2.0.3-17.el21, freetype-utils 2.0.3-10.el21, freetype-utils 2.0.3-17.el21
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0403

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Exploit prediction

5.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=240200 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • lists.gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/freetype-devel/2007-04/msg00041.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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