CVE-2010-3814

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-3814
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapple
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-11-26 20:00:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the Ins_SHZ function in ttinterp.c in FreeType 2.4.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted SHZ bytecode instruction, related to TrueType opcodes, as demonstrated by a PDF document with a crafted embedded font.

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-119 | 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
Application Freetype Freetype 1.3.1 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.0.6 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.0.9 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.10 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.3 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.4 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.5 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.6 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.7 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.8 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.8 rc1 All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.1.9 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.2.0 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.2.1 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.2.10 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.0 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.1 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.10 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.11 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.12 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.2 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.3 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.4 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.5 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.6 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.7 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.8 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.3.9 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.4.0 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.4.1 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype 2.4.2 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
FreeType TrueType Font Handling 'ttinterp.c' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
About the security content of iOS 4.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
CVE-2010-3814 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security-tracker.debian.org
Debian update for freetype - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
APPLE-SA-2011-03-21-1 Mac OS X v10.6.7 and Security Update 2011-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
freetype/freetype2.git - The FreeType 2 library af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.savannah.gnu.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2155-1 freetype af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
APPLE-SA-2010-11-22-1 iOS 4.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Apple iOS Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
USN-1013-1: FreeType vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
#602221 - freetype: CVE-2010-3855 and CVE-2010-3814 - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
About the security content of Mac OS X v10.6.7 and Security Update 2011-001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - FreeType Heap Overflow in Processing TrueType Fonts Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Security Advisory SA48951 - SUSE update for freetype2 - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:236 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
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