FreeType 2.1 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in FreeType 2.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes numeric error. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-3467. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in FreeType 2.1 (Software Library). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 07/20/2006. The weakness was published 07/21/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-3467 since 07/10/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22266 (RHEL 2.1 / 3 : XFree86 (RHSA-2006:0635)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117693 (CentOS Security Update for FreeType (CESA-2006:0500)).

Upgrading to version 2.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28098), Tenable (22266), SecurityFocus (BID 18034†), OSVDB (27255†) and Secunia (SA21062†). Similar entries are available at VDB-30479, VDB-30377 and VDB-30376. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22266
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 / 3 : XFree86 (RHSA-2006:0635)
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OpenVAS ID: 57382
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1178-1 (freetype)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: FreeType 2.2

Timelineinfo

05/19/2006 🔍
07/10/2006 +52 days 🔍
07/18/2006 +8 days 🔍
07/18/2006 +0 days 🔍
07/20/2006 +2 days 🔍
07/21/2006 +1 days 🔍
07/21/2006 +0 days 🔍
07/21/2006 +0 days 🔍
08/21/2006 +31 days 🔍
08/23/2006 +2 days 🔍
09/10/2006 +18 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3105 days 🔍
06/23/2019 +1564 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-3467 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3467
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31375

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X-Force: 28098
SecurityFocus: 18034 - FreeType LWFN Files Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 21062 - Red Hat update for freetype, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 27255 - freetype2 font file buffer overflow
SecurityTracker: 1016522
Vulnerability Center: 12364 - FreeType Integer Overflow via Unknown Vectors, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-4522

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 06/23/2019 16:18
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (85), 06/23/2019 16:18 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:405:103

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