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CVE-2010-3855 Details

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 arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType GX font.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=602221	CVE
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=59eb9f8cfe7d1df379a2318316d1f04f80fba54a	CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00000.html	CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00001.html	CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.html	CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00005.html	CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html	CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050965.html	CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051231.html	CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051251.html	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/42289	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/42295	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/43138	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951	CVE
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?31310	CVE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564	CVE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4565	CVE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581	CVE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4802	CVE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4803	CVE
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100122733	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2155	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:235	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:236	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0889.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44214	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024745	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1013-1	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3037	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0246	CVE
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=602221	[email protected]
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=59eb9f8cfe7d1df379a2318316d1f04f80fba54a	[email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00000.html	[email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00001.html	[email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.html	[email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00005.html	[email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html	[email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050965.html	[email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051231.html	[email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051251.html	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/42289	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/42295	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/43138	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951	[email protected]
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?31310	[email protected]
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564	[email protected]
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4565	[email protected]
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581	[email protected]
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4802	[email protected]
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4803	[email protected]
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100122733	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2155	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:235	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:236	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0889.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44214	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024745	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1013-1	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3037	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0246	[email protected]

see all 60 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
freetype freetype	<= 2.4.3 1.3.1 2.0.6 2.0.9 2.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:1.3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.2:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

freetype freetype

<= 2.4.3

1.3.1

2.0.6

2.0.9

2.1

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 2, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 26, 2021	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Jan 26, 2021	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Nov 29, 2010	Initial Analysis	[email protected]