CVE-2010-2519: Buffer Overflow
First published: Fri Jul 09 2010(Updated: )
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted length value in a POST fragment header in a font file.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Freetype Freetype | <2.4.0 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =9.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =9.10 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =8.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =10.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =6.06 | |
| Apple Mac OS X | <10.6.5 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =5.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127905701201340&w=2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=b2ea64bcc6c385a8e8318f9c759450a07df58b6d
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613194
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127909326909362&w=2
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:137
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=5ef20c8c1d4de12a84b50ba497c2a358c90ec44b
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30306
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2519
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?30306
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=613299
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html
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