VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-2527
Multiple buffer overflows in demo programs in FreeType before 2.4.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 5.64%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.64%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in demo programs in FreeType before 2.4.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.64% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- freetype/freetype · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2-demos.git/commit/?id=b995299b73ba4cd259f221f500d4e63095508becPatch, 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=127912955808467&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30054Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48951Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0577.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=614557Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2-demos.git/commit/?id=b995299b73ba4cd259f221f500d4e63095508becPatch, 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=127912955808467&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30054Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48951Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0577.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=614557Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.