CVE-2010-2499
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.8
Description
Buffer overflow in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted LaserWriter PS font file with an embedded PFB fragment.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
macOS Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | 10.6.5 |
Ubuntu Affected 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 10.04 | Affected | — |
| 9.10 | Affected | — |
| 9.04 | Affected | — |
| 8.04 | Affected | — |
| 6.06 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.4.0-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.4.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.4.0-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.4.0-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.4.0-1 |
| 5.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| freetype | freetype | {"endExcluding":"2.4.0"} | 2.4.0 |
References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=c69891a1345640096fbf396e8dd567fe879ce233
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=f29f741efbba0a5ce2f16464f648fb8d026ed4c8
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127905701201340&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127909326909362&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:137
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613162
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30248
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30249
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2499
CWEs
CWE-120
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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