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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-0946 · published 17 April 2009

CVE-2009-0946: Freetype integer overflow vulnerability

Freetype · Freetype

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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 8.5% · top 5.1% CWE-190 · Integer overflow
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
8.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
9Affected product versions listed by NVD
78References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

9 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=0545ec1ca36b27cb928128870a83e5f668980bc5 PatchThird Party Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=79972af4f0485a11dcb19551356c45245749fc5b PatchThird Party Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=a18788b14db60ae3673f932249cd02d33a227c4e PatchThird Party Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/ChangeLog Release NotesThird Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34723 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34913 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34967 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35198 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35200 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35204 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35210 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-05.xml Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-270268-1 Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1784 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:243 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0329.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1061.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1062.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34550 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-767-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1058 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=491384 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10149 Third Party Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=0545ec1ca36b27cb928128870a83e5f668980bc5 PatchThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-0946), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.