CVE-2010-3855 Information

Description

Buffer overflow in the ft_var_readpackedpoints function in truetype/ttgxvar.c in FreeType 2.4.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType GX font.

Reference

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=602221 http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=59eb9f8cfe7d1df379a2318316d1f04f80fba54a http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00000.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00001.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00003.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Mar/msg00005.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050965.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051231.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051251.html http://secunia.com/advisories/42289 http://secunia.com/advisories/42295 http://secunia.com/advisories/43138 http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4564 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4565 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4802 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4803 http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100122733 http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2155 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:235 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:236 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0889.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44214 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024745 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1013-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3037 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0246 https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?31310