CVEvulnerability
CVE-2010-2807
6.8 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2010-08-19
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-681
Description
FreeType before 2.4.2 uses incorrect integer data types during bounds checking, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.
Affected configurations
• freetype freetype (< 2.4.2)
• 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
• apple iphone os (< 4.2)
• apple mac os x (< 10.6.5)
• apple tvos (< 4.1.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-681 Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types weakness
References
- http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=346f1867fd32dae8f56e5b482d1af98f626804ac Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128111955616772&w=2 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40816 Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40982 Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42314 Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42317 Third Party Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view Product, Third Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 Broken Link
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 Third Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42285 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2018 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019 Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30657 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=346f1867fd32dae8f56e5b482d1af98f626804ac Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128111955616772&w=2 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40816 Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40982 Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42314 Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42317 Third Party Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view Product, Third Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 Broken Link
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 Third Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42285 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2018 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019 Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30657 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory