CVE-2010-3814

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    CVE-2010-3814

    Published: 26 Nov 2010Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Heap-based buffer overflow in the Ins_SHZ function in ttinterp.c in FreeType 2.4.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted SHZ bytecode instruction, related to TrueType opcodes, as demonstrated by a PDF document with a crafted embedded font.

    References: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/42314, http://secunia.com/advisories/43138, http://secunia.com/advisories/48951, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456, http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2155, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:236, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1013-1, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0246, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=602221, http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=0edf0986f3be570f5bf90ff245a85c1675f5c9a4, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html, http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3814, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44643, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024767

    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
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