CVE-2010-2808

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Buffer overflow in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers

Buffer overflow in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Adobe Type 1 Mac Font File (aka LWFN) font.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.05751

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EPSS percentile: top 9% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood

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Weakness Classification

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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Affected Products & Versions

freetype< 2.4.2
apple iphone os< 4.2
apple mac os x< 10.6.5
apple tvos< 4.1.0
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

6.8

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD19 Aug 2010 · 06:00 PM

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Vendor Advisories

rhsaRHSA-2010:0737Important
rhsaRHSA-2010:0864Important
usnUSN-972-1

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2Release NotesThird Party Advisory

http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=81f3472c0ba7b8f6466e2e214fa8c1c17fade975PatchThird Party Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128110167119337&w=2Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128111955616772&w=2Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

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http://secunia.com/advisories/40816Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/40982Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/42314Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/42317Third Party Advisory

http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/viewProductThird Party Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435Broken Link

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456Third Party Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457Third Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0864.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42285Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2018Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019Issue TrackingRelease NotesThird Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621907Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0737.htmlBroken Link

https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30658Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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