CVE-2010-2541

Buffer overflow in ftmulti.c in the ftmulti demo program in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.
References
Link Resource
http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40982 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0577.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019 Issue Tracking Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=617342 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40982 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0577.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019 Issue Tracking Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=617342 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2010-08-19 18:00

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51


NVD link : CVE-2010-2541

Mitre link : CVE-2010-2541

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-2541


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Products Affected

freetype

  • freetype

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-120

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