CVE-2010-2806

Public Exploit

Description

Array index error in the t42_parse_sfnts function in type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via negative size values for certain strings in FontType42 font files, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.38% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045 third party advisory vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 broken link
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019 third party advisory release notes issue tracking
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2018 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046 third party advisory vdb entry
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0737.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128111955616772&w=2 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42317 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40816 third party advisory
http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2 third party advisory release notes
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30656 third party advisory exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/42314 third party advisory
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0864.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40982 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106 third party advisory vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621980 patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 third party advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=c06da1ad34663da7b6fc39b030dc3ae185b96557 third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42285 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0736.html vendor advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2806?
CVE-2010-2806 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2806?
To fix CVE-2010-2806, 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-2010-2806 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2806 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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