PT-2010-1120 · Freetype+3 · Freetype+3

Published 2010-11-16 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2010-3855

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FreeType versions prior to 2.4.8

Description The issue affects the FreeType package in Gentoo Linux, potentially leading to breaches in confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. Exploitation can occur remotely. A buffer overflow in the ft var readpackedpoints function in truetype/ttgxvar.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType GX font.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.4.8, update to version 2.4.8 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of crafted TrueType GX fonts to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-09431

CVE-2010-3855

DSA-2155-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1

RHSA-2010:0889

RHSA-2010_0889

Affected Products

Freetype

Gentoo Linux

Red Hat

Suse

References · 96

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2010-0889.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3855 · Security Note
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• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-3855 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:235 · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0889.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-09431 · Security Note
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