CVE-2010-1797

Publication date 12 August 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Multiple 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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
freetype	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.3.11-1ubuntu2.2
	9.10 karmic	Fixed 2.3.9-5ubuntu0.2
	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 2.3.9-4ubuntu0.3
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.4
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 2.1.10-1ubuntu2.8

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
freetype	Upstream: ?id=11d

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-972-1
FreeType vulnerabilities
17 August 2010

CVE-2010-1797

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