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CVE-2007-3506

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-3506 describes a memory buffer overwrite vulnerability in the ft_bitmap_assure_buffer function within FreeType 2.3.3. This flaw, affecting bitmap font processing, could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it represents a high-severity vulnerability that is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.02%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0202 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-3506

CVE-2007-3506 Emboldden rendering with a sbit font makes glibc detected.

References

cvs.savannah.nongnu.org / viewvc/freetype2/src/base/ftbitmap.c
savannah.nongnu.org / bugs/index.php
secunia.com / advisories/25884
Vendor Advisory
sourceforge.net / project/shownotes.php
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/24708