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CVE-2009-0946

Multiple integer overflows in FreeType 2.3.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute...

7.5 HighFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

8.54%Down 2.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

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.

Record
CVE-2009-0946
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2009-0946
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0943 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2009-0943
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g82w-w4fh-33xc No score

Multiple integer overflows in FreeType 2.3.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute...

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.

Record
GHSA-g82w-w4fh-33xc
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2009-0946
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-0946 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0946
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10172-1 No score

ft2demos-2.7-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ft2demos-2.7-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10172-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1 No score

freetype2-devel-2.7-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the freetype2-devel-2.7-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
freetype
Debian:12
 before 2.3.9-4.1
2.3.9-4.1
freetype
Debian:13
 before 2.3.9-4.1
2.3.9-4.1
freetype
Debian:14
 before 2.3.9-4.1
2.3.9-4.1
freetype
Debian:4.0
 before 2.2.1-5+etch4, plus listed versions
2.2.1-52.2.1-5+etch12.2.1-5+etch22.2.1-5+etch3
2.2.1-5+etch4
freetype
Debian:5.0
 before 2.3.7-2+lenny1, plus listed versions
2.3.7-2
2.3.7-2+lenny1
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-12.el3
0:2.1.4-12.el3
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-12.el3
0:2.1.4-12.el3
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-12.el3
0:2.1.4-12.el3
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-12.el3
0:2.1.4-12.el3
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-12.el3
0:2.1.4-12.el3
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-12.el3
0:2.1.4-12.el3
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-12.el3
0:2.1.4-12.el3
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-12.el3
0:2.1.4-12.el3
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-12.el3
0:2.1.4-12.el3
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-12.el3
0:2.1.4-12.el3
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-12.el3
0:2.1.4-12.el3
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-12.el3
0:2.1.4-12.el3
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
freetype-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
freetype-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
freetype-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
freetype-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
0:2.1.9-10.el4.7
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:2.2.1-21.el5_3
0:2.2.1-21.el5_3
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:2.2.1-21.el5_3
0:2.2.1-21.el5_3
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:2.2.1-21.el5_3
0:2.2.1-21.el5_3
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:2.2.1-21.el5_3
0:2.2.1-21.el5_3
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.2.1-21.el5_3
0:2.2.1-21.el5_3
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.2.1-21.el5_3
0:2.2.1-21.el5_3
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.2.1-21.el5_3
0:2.2.1-21.el5_3
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.2.1-21.el5_3
0:2.2.1-21.el5_3
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.2.1-21.el5_3
0:2.2.1-21.el5_3
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.2.1-21.el5_3
0:2.2.1-21.el5_3
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-17.el21
0:2.0.3-17.el21
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-17.el21
0:2.0.3-17.el21
freetype-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-17.el21
0:2.0.3-17.el21
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-17.el21
0:2.0.3-17.el21
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-17.el21
0:2.0.3-17.el21
freetype-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-17.el21
0:2.0.3-17.el21
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-17.el21
0:2.0.3-17.el21
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-17.el21
0:2.0.3-17.el21
freetype-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-17.el21
0:2.0.3-17.el21
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-17.el21
0:2.0.3-17.el21
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-17.el21
0:2.0.3-17.el21
freetype-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.0.3-17.el21
0:2.0.3-17.el21
ft2demos
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 32 CVEs
 before 2.7-1.1
2.7-1.1
freetype2
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 55 CVEs
 before 2.7-1.1
2.7-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-0946 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Freetype, published April 17, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.54%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in freetype 2.3.9-4.1.

References

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