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CVE-2010-2805

Published: 12 August 2010

The FT_Stream_EnterFrame function in base/ftstream.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 does not properly validate certain position values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.

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=45a3c76b547511fa9d97aca34b150a0663257375