FreeType up to 2.3.12 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in FreeType. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3311. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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 (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), Tenable (49971), SecurityFocus (BID 43700†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27556†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4318, VDB-55543, VDB-54413 and VDB-54412. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: FreeType 2.1.7

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09/13/2010 🔍
10/04/2010 +21 days 🔍
10/04/2010 +0 days 🔍
10/11/2010 +7 days 🔍
10/14/2010 +3 days 🔍
01/07/2011 +85 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1532 days 🔍
10/12/2021 +2399 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-1013-1
Researcher: Marc Schoenefeld
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-3311 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3311
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55980

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X-Force: 62253
SecurityFocus: 43700 - FreeType Rendering Engine Position Value Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 48951
Vulnerability Center: 27556 - FreeType 2.0.6-2.3.6 Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability via a Crafted Font File, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 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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