CVE-2010-2527
N/A
Published: August 19, 2010 at 05:43 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:20 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxFreeType
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in demo programs in FreeType before 2.4.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 2.4.0
Affected range stops below 2.4.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2-demos.git/commit/?id=b995299b73ba4cd259f221f500d4e63095508bec
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0577.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1
References (11)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2-demos.git/commit/?id=b995299b73ba4cd259f221f500d4e63095508becMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127912955808467&w=2x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30054VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0577.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120
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