CVE-2007-3506 Emboldden rendering with a sbit font makes glibc detected.
Published Jul 2, 2007
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.02%
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
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. These issues did not affect the versions of freetype as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.02% (0.02018) | 80.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.02% (0.02018) | 78.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.93% (0.00929) | 74.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.11% (0.02115) | 73.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.93% (0.00929) | 74.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.92% (0.00920) | 83.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 19, 2024 | 0.92% (0.00918) | 82.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 80.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.65% (0.00647) | 76.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.79% (0.02791) | 83.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.79% (0.02791) | 81.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.79% (0.02791) | 63.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://cvs.savannah.nongnu.org/viewvc/freetype2/src/base/ftbitmap.c?root=freetype&r1=1.17&r2=1.18 x_refsource_MISC
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?19536 x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25884 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24708 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-3506 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=235479 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3506
- https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=3157&release_id=499970 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3506
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://cvs.savannah.nongnu.org/viewvc/freetype2/src/base/ftbitmap.c?root=freetype&r1=1.17&r2=1.18 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?19536 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25884 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24708 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-3506 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=235479 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3506 | ||
| https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=3157&release_id=499970 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3506 |
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