Description
Integer overflow in base/ftstream.c in libXft (aka the X FreeType library) in FreeType before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Compact Font Format (CFF) font file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to an "input stream position error" issue, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1797.
Published: 2011-01-07
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: 3.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2116-1 New freetype packages integer overflow
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-3309 Integer overflow in base/ftstream.c in libXft (aka the X FreeType library) in FreeType before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Compact Font Format (CFF) font file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to an "input stream position error" issue, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1797.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1013-1 FreeType vulnerabilities
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Freetype Freetype
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:03:19.006Z

Reserved: 2010-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-3311

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-01-07T23:00:18.827

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-3311

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2010-09-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-3311 - Bugzilla

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