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critical 9.3

CVE-2010-3311 json

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…

published 15y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-3309

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.7%
EPSS 6.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • freetype Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.4.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3311

  • freetype RHEL 6 2.3.11-6.el6_0.1
  • freetype-demos RHEL 6 2.3.11-6.el6_0.1
  • freetype RHEL 4 2.1.9-17.el4.8
  • freetype RHEL 5 2.2.1-28.el5_5
  • freetype-demos RHEL 4 2.1.9-17.el4.8
  • freetype-demos RHEL 5 2.2.1-28.el5_5
  • freetype-utils RHEL 4 2.1.9-17.el4.8
  • freetype RHEL 3 2.1.4-18.el3

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0864RHSA-2010:0737RHSA-2010:0736

  • ft2demos openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.7-1.1
  • freetype2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.7-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10172-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-3311 updated cvss 6.8

freetype: Input stream position error by processing Compact Font Format (CFF) font files

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 freetype 2.1.4-18.el3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0736
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) freetype 2.2.1-28.el5_5, freetype-demos 2.2.1-28.el5_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0737
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 freetype 2.1.4-18.el3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0736
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 freetype 2.1.9-17.el4.8, freetype-demos 2.1.9-17.el4.8, freetype-utils 2.1.9-17.el4.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) freetype 2.2.1-28.el5_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0737
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) freetype 2.3.11-6.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) freetype 2.3.11-6.el6_0.1, freetype-demos 2.3.11-6.el6_0.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0864
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 freetype 2.1.9-17.el4.8, freetype-demos 2.1.9-17.el4.8, freetype-utils 2.1.9-17.el4.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) freetype 2.2.1-28.el5_5, freetype-demos 2.2.1-28.el5_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0737
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 freetype 2.1.4-18.el3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0736
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 freetype 2.1.9-17.el4.8, freetype-demos 2.1.9-17.el4.8, freetype-utils 2.1.9-17.el4.8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0737
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) freetype 2.3.11-6.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) freetype 2.3.11-6.el6_0.1, freetype-demos 2.3.11-6.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) freetype 2.3.11-6.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) freetype 2.3.11-6.el6_0.1, freetype-demos 2.3.11-6.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) freetype 2.3.11-6.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) freetype 2.3.11-6.el6_0.1, freetype-demos 2.3.11-6.el6_0.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0864
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 freetype 2.1.4-18.el3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0736
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 freetype 2.1.9-17.el4.8, freetype-demos 2.1.9-17.el4.8, freetype-utils 2.1.9-17.el4.8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0737

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Exploit prediction

6.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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