CVE-2010-3311

Publication date 28 September 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
freetype 10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.3.11-1ubuntu2.4
9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.3.9-5ubuntu0.4
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.6
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.1.10-1ubuntu2.10

Notes

mdeslaur

although provided patch is for freetype, the heap overflow is in libxft/xft. freetype 2.4.x not affected

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1013-1
    • FreeType vulnerabilities
    • 4 November 2010

Other references