VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-2541
Buffer overflow in ftmulti.c in the ftmulti demo program in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 4.78%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.78%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Buffer overflow in ftmulti.c in the ftmulti demo program in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows 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
- 4.78% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- freetype/freetype · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40982Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48951Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/viewThird 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-972-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=617342Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40982Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48951Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/viewThird 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-972-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=617342Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.