CVE-2010-2499

Buffer overflow in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted LaserWriter PS font file with an embedded PFB fragment.

• CWE-120

• http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=c69891a1345640096fbf396e8dd567fe879ce233Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=f29f741efbba0a5ce2f16464f648fb8d026ed4c8Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127905701201340&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127909326909362&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48951Third Party Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435Broken Link
• http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:137Third Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613162Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30248Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30249Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=c69891a1345640096fbf396e8dd567fe879ce233Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=f29f741efbba0a5ce2f16464f648fb8d026ed4c8Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127905701201340&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127909326909362&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48951Third Party Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435Broken Link
• http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:137Third Party Advisory
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613162Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30248Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30249Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Published

Aug 19, 2010

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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