VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-2520
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Ins_IUP function in truetype/ttinterp.c in FreeType before 2.4.0, when TrueType bytecode support is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code…
MEDIUM 5.1EPSS 5.71%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.71%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Ins_IUP function in truetype/ttinterp.c in FreeType before 2.4.0, when TrueType bytecode support is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.71% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- freetype/freetype · canonical/ubuntu linux · apple/mac os x · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=888cd1843e935fe675cf2ac303116d4ed5b9d54bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127905701201340&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127909326909362&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48951Third Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:137Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613198Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30361Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=888cd1843e935fe675cf2ac303116d4ed5b9d54bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127905701201340&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127909326909362&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48951Third Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:137Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613198Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30361Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.