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CVE-2010-2520

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.1 Published: 2010-08-19 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Ins_IUP function in truetype/ttinterp.c in FreeType before 2.4.0, when TrueType bytecode support is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.

Affected Platforms

Debian Debian LinuxFreetype FreetypeCanonical Ubuntu LinuxApple Mac Os X

Weakness Type

CWE-787

References