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CVE-2010-2806

Published: 12 August 2010

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.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
freetype
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (2.4.2)
dapper
Released (2.1.10-1ubuntu2.8)
hardy
Released (2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.4)
jaunty
Released (2.3.9-4ubuntu0.3)
karmic
Released (2.3.9-5ubuntu0.2)
lucid
Released (2.3.11-1ubuntu2.2)
Patches:
upstream: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=c06da1ad34663da7b6fc39b030dc3ae185b96557