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.
References (11)
Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=614557
Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2-demos.git/commit/?id=b995299b73ba4cd259f221f500d4e63095508bec
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127912955808467&w=2
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0577.html
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30054
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
Scores
EPSS
0.0233
EPSS Percentile
84.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (7)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
6.06
canonical/ubuntu_linux
8.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
9.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
9.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux
10.04
debian/debian_linux
5.0
freetype/freetype
< 2.4.0
Published
Aug 19, 2010
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026