CVE-2006-2661 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2006-2661?

CVE-2006-2661 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 30 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2661?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Freetype Freetype.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2661?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2006-2661 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2661 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2661, GHSA-588r-hgvg-hcjc.