CVE-2006-2661
N/A
Published: May 30, 2006 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:25 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxFreeType
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 16%
Description
ftutil.c in Freetype before 2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted font file that triggers a null dereference.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 2.2
Affected range stops below 2.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jun/0012.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102705-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1095
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:099
References (24)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SGIBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-UVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jun/0012.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476
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