CVE-2007-2754

N/A Unknown
Published: May 17, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/36509
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/25350
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/25353
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/25386
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/25463
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/25483
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/25609
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/25612
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/25654
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/25705
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/25808
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/25894
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/25905
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26129
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26305
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28298
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35200
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35204
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35233
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24074
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0019/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-466-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
US Government Resource
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1390
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/freetype-devel/2007-04/msg00041.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://osvdb.org/36509
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25350
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25353
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25386
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25463
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25483
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25609
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25612
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25654
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25705
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25808
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25894
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25905
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26129
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26305
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28298
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30161
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35200
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35204
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35233
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102967-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103171-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200033-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-330.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1302
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1334
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-22.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200707-02.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:121
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0403.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0329.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1062.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469463/100/200/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471286/30/6180/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018088
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0019/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-466-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1894
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2229
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0049
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=240200
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502565
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1390
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

120 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
41.9%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

freetype