CVE-2010-3053 Information

Description

bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted BDF font file related to an attempted modification of a value in a static string.

Reference

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html http://secunia.com/advisories/42314 http://secunia.com/advisories/42317 http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019