CVE-2010-1797
HIGHEPSS 98th pctlDescription
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the cff_decoder_parse_charstrings function in the CFF Type2 CharStrings interpreter in cff/cffgload.c in FreeType before 2.4.2, as used in Apple iOS before 4.0.2 on the iPhone and iPod touch and before 3.2.2 on the iPad, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted CFF opcodes in embedded fonts in a PDF document, as demonstrated by JailbreakMe. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=018f5c27813dd7eef4648fe254632ecea0c85a50
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=11d65e8a1f1f14e56148fd991965424d9bd1cdbc
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00001.html
- http://osvdb.org/66828
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40807
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40816
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40982
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4291
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4292
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14538
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002002.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42151
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2018
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621144
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60856
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.