CVE-2010-3855

NameCVE-2010-3855
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the ft_var_readpackedpoints function in truetype/ttgxvar.c in FreeType 2.4.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType GX font.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-2155-1
Debian Bugs602221

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
freetype (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)2.5.2-3+deb8u6fixed
stretch (security)2.6.3-3.2+deb9u2fixed
stretch (lts), stretch2.6.3-3.2+deb9u3fixed
buster2.9.1-3+deb10u3fixed
buster (security), buster (lts)2.9.1-3+deb10u2fixed
bullseye2.10.4+dfsg-1+deb11u1fixed
bookworm2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u3fixed
sid, trixie2.13.3+dfsg-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
freetypesourcelenny2.3.7-2+lenny5DSA-2155-1
freetypesource(unstable)2.4.2-2.1602221

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