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TI-2007-02665 Aliases CVE-2007-2754GHSA-frw9-68f2-x53q

Integer signedness error in truetype/ttgload.c in Freetype 2.3.4 and earlier might allow…

Priority LOW 39Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Integer signedness error in truetype/ttgload.c in Freetype 2.3.4 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TTF image with a negative n_points value, which leads to an integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05786 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.3.4VulnerableFreeType
  • cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.3.4 Vulnerable ·FreeType

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2009:0329 Released 2009-05-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    freetype security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 freetype-2.1.4-12.el3, freetype-2.1.4-12.el3.i386, freetype-devel-2.1.4-12.el3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 freetype-2.1.4-12.el3, freetype-2.1.4-12.el3.i386, freetype-2.1.4-12.el3.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 freetype-2.1.9-10.el4.7, freetype-2.1.9-10.el4.7.i386, freetype-2.1.9-10.el4.7.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 freetype-2.1.9-10.el4.7, freetype-2.1.9-10.el4.7.i386, freetype-demos-2.1.9-10.el4.7 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 freetype-2.1.4-12.el3, freetype-2.1.4-12.el3.i386, freetype-2.1.4-12.el3.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 freetype-2.1.9-10.el4.7, freetype-2.1.9-10.el4.7.i386, freetype-2.1.9-10.el4.7.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 freetype-2.1.4-12.el3, freetype-2.1.4-12.el3.i386, freetype-2.1.4-12.el3.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 freetype-2.1.9-10.el4.7, freetype-2.1.9-10.el4.7.i386, freetype-2.1.9-10.el4.7.ia64 +9
  • RHSA-2009:1062 Released 2009-05-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    freetype security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 freetype-2.0.3-17.el21, freetype-2.0.3-17.el21.i386, freetype-2.0.3-17.el21.ia64 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 freetype-2.0.3-17.el21, freetype-2.0.3-17.el21.i386, freetype-devel-2.0.3-17.el21.i386 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 freetype-2.0.3-17.el21, freetype-2.0.3-17.el21.i386, freetype-devel-2.0.3-17.el21.i386 +1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 freetype-2.0.3-17.el21, freetype-2.0.3-17.el21.ia64, freetype-devel-2.0.3-17.el21.ia64 +1
  • RHSA-2007:0403 Released 2007-06-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    freetype security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 freetype-2.1.4-7.el3, freetype-2.1.4-7.el3.i386, freetype-devel-2.1.4-7.el3 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) freetype-2.2.1-19.el5, freetype-2.2.1-19.el5.i386, freetype-2.2.1-19.el5.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 freetype-2.0.3-10.el21, freetype-2.0.3-10.el21.i386, freetype-2.0.3-10.el21.ia64 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 freetype-2.1.4-7.el3, freetype-2.1.4-7.el3.i386, freetype-2.1.4-7.el3.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 freetype-2.1.9-6.el4, freetype-2.1.9-6.el4.i386, freetype-2.1.9-6.el4.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) freetype-2.2.1-19.el5, freetype-2.2.1-19.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) freetype-2.2.1-19.el5, freetype-demos-2.2.1-19.el5, freetype-demos-2.2.1-19.el5.i386 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 freetype-2.1.9-6.el4, freetype-2.1.9-6.el4.i386, freetype-demos-2.1.9-6.el4 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 freetype-2.0.3-10.el21, freetype-2.0.3-10.el21.i386, freetype-devel-2.0.3-10.el21.i386 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 freetype-2.1.4-7.el3, freetype-2.1.4-7.el3.i386, freetype-2.1.4-7.el3.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 freetype-2.1.9-6.el4, freetype-2.1.9-6.el4.i386, freetype-2.1.9-6.el4.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 freetype-2.0.3-10.el21, freetype-2.0.3-10.el21.i386, freetype-devel-2.0.3-10.el21.i386 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 freetype-2.1.4-7.el3, freetype-2.1.4-7.el3.i386, freetype-2.1.4-7.el3.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 freetype-2.1.9-6.el4, freetype-2.1.9-6.el4.i386, freetype-2.1.9-6.el4.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 freetype-2.0.3-10.el21, freetype-2.0.3-10.el21.ia64, freetype-devel-2.0.3-10.el21.ia64 +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0403, RHSA-2009:0329
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2007:0403
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2007:0403, RHSA-2009:1062
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0403, RHSA-2009:0329
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0403, RHSA-2009:0329
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2007:0403
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2007:0403
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0403, RHSA-2009:0329
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2007:0403, RHSA-2009:1062
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0403, RHSA-2009:0329
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0403, RHSA-2009:0329
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2007:0403, RHSA-2009:1062
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0403, RHSA-2009:0329
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0403, RHSA-2009:0329
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2007:0403, RHSA-2009:1062

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-2754
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-frw9-68f2-x53q

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

Advisory 21

Other 11

  • TI-2020-12611 Buffer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2025-20210 Out-of-bounds write in FreeType KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2025-16833 FreeType 2.8.1 has a signed integer overflow in cf2_doFlex in cff/cf2intrp.c. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2
  • TI-2012-01032 FreeType before 2.4.9, as used in Mozilla Firefox Mobile before 10.0.4 and other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2011-02548 The LZW decompressor in (1) the BufCompressedFill function in fontfile/decompress.c in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2010-03164 Integer overflow in base/ftstream.c in libXft (aka the X FreeType library) in FreeType… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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