CVE-2010-3814

Publication date 22 October 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Ins_SHZ function in ttinterp.c in FreeType 2.4.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted SHZ bytecode instruction, related to TrueType opcodes, as demonstrated by a PDF document with a crafted embedded font.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
freetype	10.10 maverick	Fixed 2.4.2-2ubuntu0.1
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.3.11-1ubuntu2.4
	9.10 karmic	Fixed 2.3.9-5ubuntu0.4
	9.04 jaunty	Ignored
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.6
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

dapper doesn't look affected

Patch details

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

Package	Patch details
freetype	Upstream: ?id=0ed

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-1013-1
FreeType vulnerabilities
4 November 2010

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3814