Array index error in the t42_parse_sfnts function in type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…

Description

Array index error in the t42_parse_sfnts function in type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via negative size values for certain strings in FontType42 font files, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

5.8% · top 6.8% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-129 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-129 and its CVEs

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (25)

• ADV-2010-3045 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2010-2018 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• ADV-2010-3046 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0737 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• USN-972-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100806 Re: CVE Request -- FreeType -- Memory corruption flaw by processing certain LWFN fonts + three more (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 42317 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 40816 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30656 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 42314 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0864 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 40982 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2010-2106 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621980 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=c06da1ad34663da7b6fc39b030dc3ae185b96557 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 42285 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2010-11-22-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0736 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 02:46 UTC.