Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-2541
CVE-2010-2541
Description
Buffer overflow in ftmulti.c in the ftmulti demo program in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
11- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.htmlnvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/40982nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/48951nvdThird Party Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/viewnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0577.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019nvdIssue TrackingRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
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