CVE-2010-3855
Buffer overflow in the ft_var_readpackedpoints function in truetype/ttgxvar.c in FreeType 2.4.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute
02 Description
Buffer overflow in the ft_var_readpackedpoints function in truetype/ttgxvar.c in FreeType 2.4.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 5.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2010-11-26 19:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 03:26Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-10-08
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 29b7fc33bde287f80619d26dcd96be52be406a42241860a4305ed961b8ffe465
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com43138http://secunia.com/advisories/43138
- secunia.com42295http://secunia.com/advisories/42295
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=602221
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100122733
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4565
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2010:235http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:235
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4803
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0246http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0246
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2010-17755http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051251.html
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2011-07-15-1http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00000.html
- www.securityfocus.com44214http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44214
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2010-17742http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050965.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0889http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0889.html
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2011-03-21-1http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2010-17728http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051231.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1013-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1013-1
- secunia.com42289http://secunia.com/advisories/42289
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2011-07-15-2http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00001.html
- savannah.nongnu.orghttps://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?31310
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4802
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2010:236http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:236
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2011-03-09-1http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.html
- git.savannah.gnu.orghttp://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=59eb9f8cfe7d1df379a2318316d1f04f80fba54a
- www.securitytracker.com1024745http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024745
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2011-03-09-3http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00005.html
- secunia.com48951http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
- www.debian.orgDSA-2155http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2155
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-3037http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3037
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- freetype Fixed in 2.4.2-2.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- freetype Fixed in 2.4.2-2.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- freetype Fixed in 2.4.2-2.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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