FreeType up to 2.3.9 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in FreeType. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-0946. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in FreeType (Software Library). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 04/15/2009. The weakness was presented 04/16/2009 by Tavis Ormandy (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-0946 since 03/18/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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 67864 (Oracle Linux 5 : freetype (ELSA-2009-1061)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155906 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for FreeType (ELSA-2009-0329)).

Upgrading 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 (49931), Tenable (67864), SecurityFocus (BID 34550†), OSVDB (54068†) and Secunia (SA34723†). See VDB-3539, VDB-23858, VDB-30377 and VDB-30376 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 67864
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : freetype (ELSA-2009-1061)
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OpenVAS ID: 63936
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1784-1 (freetype)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/18/2009 🔍
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03/17/2015 +613 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Tavis Ormandy
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0946 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0946
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47778

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X-Force: 49931
SecurityFocus: 34550 - FreeType Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34723
OSVDB: 54068 - FreeType ftsmooth.c, ttcmap.c, and cffload.c code execution
Vulnerability Center: 21737 - FreeType 2.3.9 and earlier Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-1058

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/02/2019 10:25
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (80), 09/02/2019 10:25 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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