CVE-2010-2806: Out-of-bounds Read
First published: Fri Aug 06 2010(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Freetype Freetype | <2.4.2 | |
| 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 | |
| Apple iPhone OS | <4.2 | |
| Apple tvOS | <4.1.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=c06da1ad34663da7b6fc39b030dc3ae185b96557
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621980
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30656
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128111955616772&w=2
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40982
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2018
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106
- http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42285
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40816
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42314
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42317
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0736.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0737.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0864.html
- http://alt.swiecki.net/j/f/sigsegv29.ttf
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=437208
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=437208&action=edit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=437209&action=diff
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=437209&action=edit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=30656
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2806
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=638522
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0864.html
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