CVE-2010-2499
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.8 · Buffer overflow
6.8CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
Buffer overflow in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted LaserWriter PS font file with an embedded PFB fragment.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)6%
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=c69891a1345640096fbf396e8dd567fe879ce233 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=c69891a1345640096fbf396e8dd567fe879ce233Patch
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=f29f741efbba0a5ce2f16464f648fb8d026ed4c8Patch
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.htmlAdvisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127905701201340&w=2Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127909326909362&w=2Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48951Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266Advisory