MEDIUM
security flaw
Published May 23, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.72%
Description
Integer underflow in Freetype before 2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a font file with an odd number of blue values, which causes the underflow when decrementing by 2 in a context that assumes an even number of values.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
freetype-0:2.1.4-4.0.rhel3.2
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0500
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
freetype-0:2.1.9-1.rhel4.4
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0500
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | freetype-0:2.1.4-4.0.rhel3.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0500 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | freetype-0:2.1.9-1.rhel4.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0500 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
12.72% 0.12715
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12715
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.72% (0.12715) | 96.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 12.82% (0.12817) | 95.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.67% (0.11670) | 95.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 45.93% (0.45933) | 97.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 40.32% (0.40318) | 97.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 44.18% (0.44177) | 96.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 40.32% (0.40318) | 96.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 41.99% (0.41993) | 97.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 66.55% (0.66554) | 98.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 11, 2024 | 54.94% (0.54937) | 97.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | 57.72% (0.57722) | 97.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 48.59% (0.48595) | 97.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 19, 2023 | 40.16% (0.40156) | 96.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2023 | 39.80% (0.39798) | 96.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 46.85% (0.46847) | 96.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (33)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jun/0012.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/23939 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016522 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102705-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-176.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1095 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:099 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0500.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436836/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18326 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0381 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-0747 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=183676 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618019 Issue Tracking
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-429 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0747
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9508 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/291-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0747
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published May 23, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 17, 2006
Link CVE-2006-0747
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a