CVE-2010-2519

Publication date 20 July 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
freetype	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.3.11-1ubuntu2.1
	9.10 karmic	Fixed 2.3.9-5ubuntu0.1
	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 2.3.9-4ubuntu0.2
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.3
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 2.1.10-1ubuntu2.7

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Package	Patch details
freetype	Upstream: ?id=5ef Upstream: ?id=b2e

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-963-1
FreeType vulnerabilities
20 July 2010

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2519