CVE-2010-2527

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.33% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=614557 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.html mailing list release notes third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2-demos.git/commit/?id=b995299b73ba4cd259f221f500d4e63095508bec third party advisory patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266 vdb entry third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127912955808467&w=2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0577.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30054 issue tracking third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2527?
CVE-2010-2527 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2527?
To fix CVE-2010-2527, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-2527 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2527 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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