CVE-2010-2499

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 6.8 Medium

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2010-08-19

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-120

Affected products

• Mac Os X (Apple)
• Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Freetype (Freetype)

References

• http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=c69891a1345640096fbf396e8dd567fe879ce233
• http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=f29f741efbba0a5ce2f16464f648fb8d026ed4c8
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
• http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.html
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127905701201340&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127909326909362&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
• http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:137
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613162
• https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30248
• https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30249