6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
freetype is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability exists if a user loaded a carefully-crafted font file with a demo application, it could cause the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2
secunia.com/advisories/40982
secunia.com/advisories/48951
securitytracker.com/id?1024266
sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view
www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0577.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0578
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=617342