Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 7, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-3311
CVE-2010-3311
Description
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.
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Affected products
32cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 29 more
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.3.12
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.4
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/freetype2&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/ft2demos&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 2.7-1.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7-1.1
Patches
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References
10- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/48951nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2116nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0864.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/43700nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1013-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0736.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0737.htmlnvd
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