CVE-2010-2808
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 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Adobe Type 1 Mac Font File (aka LWFN) font.
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 | 4.2 |
Ubuntu Affected 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 10.04 | Affected | — |
| 9.10 | Affected | — |
| 9.04 | Affected | — |
| 8.04 | Affected | — |
| 6.06 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.4.2-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.4.2-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.4.2-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.4.2-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.4.2-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| freetype | freetype | {"endExcluding":"2.4.2"} | 2.4.2 |
References
- http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=81f3472c0ba7b8f6466e2e214fa8c1c17fade975
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128110167119337&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128111955616772&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40816
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40982
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42314
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42317
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0864.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42285
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2018
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621907
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0737.html
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30658
CWEs
CWE-120
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