CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2010-2806

MEDIUMEPSS 92th pctl
6.8
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

Array index error in the t42_parse_sfnts function in type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via negative size values for certain strings in FontType42 font files, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

How to fix

Remediation Available
freetypeDebian
Fixed in:2.4.2-1CVE-2010-2806
Fixed in:2.4.2-1CVE-2010-2806
Fixed in:2.4.2-1CVE-2010-2806
Fixed in:2.4.2-1CVE-2010-2806

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

5.84%probability of exploitation in 30 days
92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

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