CVE-2006-2661

NONECVSS 0.0Trending — 5 sources updated this weekWeaponized

0.0

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.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: 0.0(none)
EPSS: 94.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 30, 2006

Last Modified

April 16, 2026

References (48)

cve@mitreftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U
cve@mitrehttp://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jun/0012.html
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/20525
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/20591
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/20638
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/20791
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21062
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21135
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21385
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21701
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/23939
cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1016520
cve@mitrehttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102705-1
cve@mitrehttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-176.htm
cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1095

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	libfreetype6 (2.1.7-2.3ubuntu0.1) @ hoary	2026-05-31	ubuntu
redhat	freetype-0:2.1.9-1.rhel4.4	2006-07-18	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

All Vendor Advisories

(2)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Exploit-DBEDB-27993✓ verified
First seen Jun 8, 2006
FreeType - '.TTF' File Remote Denial of Service
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2006-2661?

CVE-2006-2661 is a none vulnerability published on May 30, 2006. 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.

When was CVE-2006-2661 disclosed?

CVE-2006-2661 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 30, 2006, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2006-2661 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-2661 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 94.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2006-2661?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2006-2661, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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