CVE-2010-2499

N/A Unknown
Published: August 19, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=c69891a1345640096fbf396e8dd567fe879ce233
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=f29f741efbba0a5ce2f16464f648fb8d026ed4c8
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127905701201340&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127909326909362&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:137
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613162
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30248
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30249
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=c69891a1345640096fbf396e8dd567fe879ce233
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=f29f741efbba0a5ce2f16464f648fb8d026ed4c8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127905701201340&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127909326909362&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:137
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613162
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30248
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30249
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

32 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
6.2%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120

Affected Vendors

debian canonical apple freetype

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