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CVE-2010-4259

Published: 7 December 2010

Stack-based buffer overflow in FontForge 20100501 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long CHARSET_REGISTRY header in a BDF font file.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
stack protections in 8.04 LTS and later should reduce this to a DoS

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
fontforge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Ignored
(end of life)
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
karmic Ignored
(end of life)
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
maverick Ignored
(end of life)
natty
Released (0.0.20100501-4ubuntu1)
oneiric
Released (0.0.20100501-4ubuntu1)
precise
Released (0.0.20100501-4ubuntu1)
quantal
Released (0.0.20100501-4ubuntu1)
raring
Released (0.0.20100501-4ubuntu1)
upstream Needs triage