CVE-2010-3855

critical

Description

Buffer overflow in the ft_var_readpackedpoints function in truetype/ttgxvar.c in FreeType 2.4.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType GX font.

References

https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?31310

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0246

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3037

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1013-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024745

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44214

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0889.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:236

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:235

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2155

http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100122733

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4803

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4802

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4565

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564

http://secunia.com/advisories/48951

http://secunia.com/advisories/43138

http://secunia.com/advisories/42295

http://secunia.com/advisories/42289

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051251.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051231.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050965.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00005.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00001.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00000.html

http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=59eb9f8cfe7d1df379a2318316d1f04f80fba54a

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=602221

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2010-11-26

Updated: 2023-02-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical