6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2010-2805
FreeType Denial of Service (DoS) and Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 19, 2010, 6 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-2805 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple tvos
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Freetype freetype
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2010-2805.

URL Resource
http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=45a3c76b547511fa9d97aca34b150a0663257375 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128111955616772&w=2 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40816 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40982 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42314 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42317 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0864.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42285 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2018 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019 Issue Tracking Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30644 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=45a3c76b547511fa9d97aca34b150a0663257375 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128111955616772&w=2 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40816 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40982 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42314 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42317 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0864.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42285 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2018 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019 Issue Tracking Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30644 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2
    Added Reference http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=45a3c76b547511fa9d97aca34b150a0663257375
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128111955616772&w=2
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/40816
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/40982
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/42314
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/42317
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
    Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0864.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42285
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2018
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046
    Added Reference https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019
    Added Reference https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30644
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2 Patch http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=45a3c76b547511fa9d97aca34b150a0663257375 No Types Assigned http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=45a3c76b547511fa9d97aca34b150a0663257375 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128111955616772&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128111955616772&w=2 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/40816 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/40816 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/40982 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/40982 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/42314 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/42314 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/42317 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/42317 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view No Types Assigned http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0864.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0864.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42285 Patch http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42285 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2018 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2018 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019 No Types Assigned https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019 Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30644 No Types Assigned https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30644 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.4.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.4.2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.6.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.1.0
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 20, 2010

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-2805 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-2805 weaknesses.

CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client Exploiting Trust in Client CAPEC-23: File Content Injection File Content Injection CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-28: Fuzzing Fuzzing CAPEC-31: Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-63: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-71: Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-72: URL Encoding URL Encoding CAPEC-73: User-Controlled Filename User-Controlled Filename CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-80: Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-81: Web Server Logs Tampering Web Server Logs Tampering CAPEC-83: XPath Injection XPath Injection CAPEC-85: AJAX Footprinting AJAX Footprinting CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection OS Command Injection CAPEC-101: Server Side Include (SSI) Injection Server Side Include (SSI) Injection CAPEC-104: Cross Zone Scripting Cross Zone Scripting CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CAPEC-109: Object Relational Mapping Injection Object Relational Mapping Injection CAPEC-110: SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering CAPEC-120: Double Encoding Double Encoding CAPEC-135: Format String Injection Format String Injection CAPEC-136: LDAP Injection LDAP Injection CAPEC-153: Input Data Manipulation Input Data Manipulation CAPEC-182: Flash Injection Flash Injection CAPEC-209: XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads Serialized Data with Nested Payloads CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads Oversized Serialized Data Payloads CAPEC-250: XML Injection XML Injection CAPEC-261: Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data CAPEC-267: Leverage Alternate Encoding Leverage Alternate Encoding CAPEC-473: Signature Spoof Signature Spoof CAPEC-588: DOM-Based XSS DOM-Based XSS CAPEC-664: Server Side Request Forgery Server Side Request Forgery
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.36 }} -0.14%

score

0.71803

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability