CVE-2010-3311

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    CVE-2010-3311

    Published: 7 Jan 2011Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Integer overflow in base/ftstream.c in libXft (aka the X FreeType library) in FreeType before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Compact Font Format (CFF) font file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to an "input stream position error" issue, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1797.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/48951, http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2116, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:201, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1013-1, https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0736.html, https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0737.html, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=623625, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0864.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43700

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High