CVE-2010-1797

Summary

CVECVE-2010-1797
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapple
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-08-16 18:39:40 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.0.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.0.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.0.1 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.0.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.0.2 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.0 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.0 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.1 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.2 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.2 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.3 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.3 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.4 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.4 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.5 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.5 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0.0 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0.0 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0.1 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0.1 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0.2 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0.2 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.1 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.1 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.1.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.2 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.2.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.2.1 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.2.1 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.0 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.0 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.0.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.0.1 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.1 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.1 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.1.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.1.2 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.1.2 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.1.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.1.3 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.2 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.2 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.2.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.2.1 - ipad All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.0 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.0 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.0.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.0.1 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 4.0.1 - ipodtouch All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Apple iOS CFF Font Parsing and IOSurface Integer Overflow - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Apple iOS for iPhone/iPad/iPod touch Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
USN-972-1: FreeType vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
The FreeType Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 freetype.sourceforge.net
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Browse The FreeType Project Files on SourceForge.net af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net
Ubuntu update for freetype - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
FreeType Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
osvdb.org/66828 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Bug #617019 “FreeType security fixes in 2.4.2” : Maverick (10.10) : Bugs : freetype package : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net
APPLE-SA-2010-08-11-2 iOS 3.2.2 Update for iPad af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Bug 621144 – CVE-2010-1797 FreeType: Multiple stack overflows by processing CFF opcodes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Apple iOS pdf Jailbreak Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
About the security content of the iOS 4.0.2 Update for iPhone and iPod touch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
freetype/freetype2.git - The FreeType 2 library af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.savannah.gnu.org
freetype/freetype2.git - The FreeType 2 library af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.savannah.gnu.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
JailbreakMe 2.0 Uses PDF Exploit - F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.f-secure.com
Security Advisory SA48951 - SUSE update for freetype2 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
APPLE-SA-2010-08-11-1 iOS 4.0.2 Update for iPhone and iPod touch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
About the security content of the iOS 3.2.2 Update for iPad af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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