CVE-2010-3311

freetype: Input stream position error by processing Compact Font Format (CFF) font files

Published Jan 7, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 6.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
Integer overflow in base/ftstream.c in libXft (aka the X FreeType library) in FreeType before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Compact Font Format (CFF) font file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to an "input stream position error" issue, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1797.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2116-1 New freetype packages integer overflow
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-3309 Integer overflow in base/ftstream.c in libXft (aka the X FreeType library) in FreeType before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Compact Font Format (CFF) font file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to an "input stream position error" issue, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1797.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1013-1 FreeType vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:03 AM
Reserved
Sep 13, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 7, 2011, 11:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:22 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 30, 2010, 12:00 AM