6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2010-2808
FreeType Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
Buffer overflow in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Adobe Type 1 Mac Font File (aka LWFN) font.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 19, 2010, 6 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 13, 2023, 3:19 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
8.6
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2010-2808
vulnerability.
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CVE-2010-2808 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description CVE-2010-2808 FreeType: Stack-based buffer overflow by processing certain LWFN fonts Buffer overflow in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Adobe Type 1 Mac Font File (aka LWFN) font. Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0737 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0864 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2808 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Buffer overflow in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Adobe Type 1 Mac Font File (aka LWFN) font. CVE-2010-2808 FreeType: Stack-based buffer overflow by processing certain LWFN fonts Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2808 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0737 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0864 [No Types Assigned] -
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 No Types Assigned 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=81f3472c0ba7b8f6466e2e214fa8c1c17fade975 No Types Assigned http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=81f3472c0ba7b8f6466e2e214fa8c1c17fade975 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=128110167119337&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128110167119337&w=2 Mailing List, Patch, 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://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 Product, 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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621907 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621907 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0737.html No Types Assigned https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0737.html Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30658 No Types Assigned https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30658 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-119 Added CWE NIST CWE-120 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: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 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *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:*:*:*:-:*:*:* -
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-2010-2808 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-2010-2808
weaknesses.
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-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion
CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File
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-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog()
CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow
CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.17 }} 0.38%
score
0.89568
percentile
CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability