CVE-2010-2527

Summary

CVECVE-2010-2527
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-08-19 18:00:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-120 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 5.0 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 614557 – CVE-2010-2527 Freetype demos multiple buffer overflows af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
'Re: [oss-security] Multiple bugs in freetype' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2070-1 freetype af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
The FreeType Project - Bugs: bug #30054, buffer overflows in various tools... [Savannah] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 savannah.nongnu.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - FreeType 2 Font File Processing Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-963-1: FreeType vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[ft] FreeType 2.4.0 has been released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.nongnu.org Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
freetype/freetype2-demos.git - The FreeType 2 demo programs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.savannah.gnu.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA48951 - SUSE update for freetype2 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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