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CVE-2010-2498

Publication date 20 July 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The psh_glyph_find_strong_points function in pshinter/pshalgo.c in FreeType before 2.4.0 does not properly implement hinting masks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file that triggers an invalid free operation.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
freetype 10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.3.11-1ubuntu2.1
9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.3.9-5ubuntu0.1
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 2.3.9-4ubuntu0.2
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.3
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.1.10-1ubuntu2.7

Patch details

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Package Patch details
freetype

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-963-1
    • FreeType vulnerabilities
    • 20 July 2010

Other references