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    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.

    Published:Jul 22, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Aug 19, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.03207
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Freetype
    Product
    Freetype
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/40982
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266
    http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0577.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=617342
    http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/40982
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266
    http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0577.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=617342

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