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    CVE-2010-3855

    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.

    Published:Oct 11, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Nov 26, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.07756
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Freetype
    Product
    Freetype
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2026-50811 (CVSS 6.5) — An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in FreeType 2.14.3 and versions before commit 5a280ecde6f324de0d226…
    CVE-2026-23865 (CVSS 5.3) — An integer overflow in the tt_var_load_item_variation_store function of the Freetype library in versions 2.13.…
    CVE-2025-27363 (CVSS 8.1) — An out of bounds write exists in FreeType versions 2.13.0 and below (newer versions of FreeType are not vulner…
    CVE-2025-23022 (CVSS 4) — FreeType 2.8.1 has a signed integer overflow in cf2_doFlex in cff/cf2intrp.c.…
    CVE-2022-27404 (CVSS 9.8) — FreeType commit 1e2eb65048f75c64b68708efed6ce904c31f3b2f was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via …
    CVE-2022-27406 (CVSS 7.5) — FreeType commit 22a0cccb4d9d002f33c1ba7a4b36812c7d4f46b5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation vi…
    CVE-2022-27405 (CVSS 7.5) — FreeType commit 53dfdcd8198d2b3201a23c4bad9190519ba918db was discovered to contain a segmentation violation vi…
    CVE-2020-15999 (CVSS 9.6) — Heap buffer overflow in Freetype in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111 allowed a remote attacker to potentia…
    CVE-2015-9381 (CVSS 8.8) — FreeType before 2.6.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read in T1_Get_Private_Dict in type1/t1parse.c.…
    CVE-2015-9382 (CVSS 6.5) — FreeType before 2.6.1 has a buffer over-read in skip_comment in psaux/psobjs.c because ps_parser_skip_PS_token…

    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=602221
    http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=59eb9f8cfe7d1df379a2318316d1f04f80fba54a
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00000.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00001.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00005.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050965.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051231.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051251.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42289
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42295
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43138
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4565
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4802
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4803
    http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100122733
    http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2155
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:235
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:236
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0889.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44214
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024745
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1013-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3037
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0246
    https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?31310
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=602221
    http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=59eb9f8cfe7d1df379a2318316d1f04f80fba54a
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00000.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00001.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00005.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050965.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051231.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051251.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42289
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42295
    http://secunia.com/advisories/43138
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4565
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4802
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4803
    http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100122733
    http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2155
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:235
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:236
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0889.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44214
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024745
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1013-1
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3037
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0246
    https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?31310

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