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CVE-2010-2519

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2010-08-19 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted length value in a POST fragment header in a font file.

Affected Platforms

Debian Debian LinuxFreetype FreetypeCanonical Ubuntu LinuxApple Mac Os X

Weakness Type

CWE-787

References