VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-2808
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…
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 4.50%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.50%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.50% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- freetype/freetype · apple/iphone os · apple/mac os x · apple/tvos · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=81f3472c0ba7b8f6466e2e214fa8c1c17fade975Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128110167119337&w=2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128111955616772&w=2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40816Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40982Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42314Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42317Third Party Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/viewProduct, Third Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435Broken Link
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456Third Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0864.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42285Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2018Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046Third 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=621907Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0737.htmlBroken Link
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30658Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=81f3472c0ba7b8f6466e2e214fa8c1c17fade975Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128110167119337&w=2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.