Fluid Attacks Database

Description

Array index error in the t42_parse_sfnts function in type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via negative size values for certain strings in FontType42 font files, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected version	Patched versions
debian 11	freetype	>=0 <2.4.2-1	2.4.2-1
debian 12	freetype	>=0 <2.4.2-1	2.4.2-1
debian 13	freetype	>=0 <2.4.2-1	2.4.2-1
debian 14	freetype	>=0 <2.4.2-1	2.4.2-1
rpm rhel6	freetype	<0:2.3.11-6.el6_0.1	0:2.3.11-6.el6_0.1
rpm rhel5	freetype	<0:2.2.1-28.el5_5	0:2.2.1-28.el5_5

Aliases

1. CVE-2010-28062. NVD-2010-28063. OSV-DEBIAN-2010-28064. OSV-2010-28065. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2010-2806

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