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CVE-2010-2497

Publication date 19 August 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Integer underflow in glyph handling 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 font file.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
freetype 10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

code not present in lucid and earlier

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
freetype