CVE-2007-3506

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-07-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The ft_bitmap_assure_buffer function in src/base/ftbimap.c in FreeType 2.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving bitmap fonts, related to a "memory buffer overwrite bug."

Affected products

FreeType: through 2.3.3

References

http://cvs.savannah.nongnu.org/viewvc/freetype2/src/base/ftbitmap.c?root=freetype&r1=1.17&r2=1.18
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?19536
http://secunia.com/advisories/25884
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24708
https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=3157&release_id=499970
http://cvs.savannah.nongnu.org/viewvc/freetype2/src/base/ftbitmap.c?root=freetype&r1=1.17&r2=1.18
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?19536
http://secunia.com/advisories/25884
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24708
https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=3157&release_id=499970

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