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CVE-2010-4259

Publication date 7 December 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Stack-based buffer overflow in FontForge 20100501 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long CHARSET_REGISTRY header in a BDF font file.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
fontforge 13.04 raring
Fixed 0.0.20100501-4ubuntu1
12.10 quantal
Fixed 0.0.20100501-4ubuntu1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 0.0.20100501-4ubuntu1
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 0.0.20100501-4ubuntu1
11.04 natty
Fixed 0.0.20100501-4ubuntu1
10.10 maverick Ignored
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored
9.10 karmic Ignored
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored

Notes

jdstrand

stack protections in 8.04 LTS and later should reduce this to a DoS