CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.5 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in FreeType (Software Library). Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The weakness was published 01/07/2011 by Marc Schoenefeld (Website). The advisory is shared for download at rhn.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-3311. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/11/2021).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49971 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : freetype2 (MDVSA-2010:201)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165464 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for freetype2 (SUSE-SU-2012:0553-1)).
Upgrading to version 2.1.7 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (62253) and Tenable (49971). Similar entries are available at 4318, 55543, 54413 and 54412.
Product
Type
Name
Version
- 1.3.1
- 2.0.6
- 2.0.9
- 2.1
- 2.1.3
- 2.1.4
- 2.1.5
- 2.1.6
- 2.1.7
- 2.1.8
- 2.1.9
- 2.1.10
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.10
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.3.4
- 2.3.5
- 2.3.6
- 2.3.7
- 2.3.8
- 2.3.9
- 2.3.10
- 2.3.11
- 2.3.12
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5
VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploiting
Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 49971
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : freetype2 (MDVSA-2010:201)
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OpenVAS ID: 880435
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for freetype CESA-2010:0736 centos3 i386
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: FreeType 2.1.7
Timeline
09/13/2010 🔍10/04/2010 🔍
10/04/2010 🔍
10/11/2010 🔍
10/14/2010 🔍
01/07/2011 🔍
01/07/2011 🔍
03/19/2015 🔍
10/12/2021 🔍
Sources
Advisory: USN-1013-1Researcher: Marc Schoenefeld
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-3311 (🔍)
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X-Force: 62253
Vulnerability Center: 27556 - FreeType 2.0.6-2.3.6 Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability via a Crafted Font File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 43700 - FreeType Rendering Engine Position Value Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 48951
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Entry
Created: 03/19/2015 23:27Updated: 10/12/2021 07:13
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (62), 03/07/2017 09:44 (10), 10/11/2021 09:39 (5), 10/11/2021 09:40 (1), 10/11/2021 09:43 (1), 10/12/2021 07:01 (1), 10/12/2021 07:13 (1)
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