CVE-2010-2806

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    CVE-2010-2806

    Published: 19 Aug 2010Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Array index error in the t42_parse_sfnts function in type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via negative size values for certain strings in FontType42 font files, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

    References: http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2, http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=c06da1ad34663da7b6fc39b030dc3ae185b96557, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html, http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128111955616772&w=2, http://secunia.com/advisories/40816, http://secunia.com/advisories/40982, http://secunia.com/advisories/42314, http://secunia.com/advisories/42317, http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0864.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42285, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2018, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621980, https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0736.html, https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0737.html, https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30656, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html, http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128111955616772&w=2, https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30656, http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=c06da1ad34663da7b6fc39b030dc3ae185b96557, http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128111955616772&w=2, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621980, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621980, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    High
    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
    High
    Availability
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    High