CVE-2010-2805

Publication date 12 August 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

The FT_Stream_EnterFrame function in base/ftstream.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 does not properly validate certain position values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
freetype	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.3.11-1ubuntu2.2
	9.10 karmic	Fixed 2.3.9-5ubuntu0.2
	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 2.3.9-4ubuntu0.3
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.4
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 2.1.10-1ubuntu2.8

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Patch details

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Package	Patch details
freetype	Upstream: ?id=45a

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-972-1
FreeType vulnerabilities
17 August 2010

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2805