CVE-2010-4259

Published: Dec 7, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

6.8

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in FontForge 20100501 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long CHARSET_REGISTRY header in a BDF font file.

Affected (1)

Products: Alexej Kryukov: Fontforge

Alexej Kryukov

1 product

Fontforge

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Alexej Kryukov Fontforge	Version 20100501

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (22)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605537

Source: secalert@redhat.com

ExploitPatch

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052201.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052219.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/5

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/8

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://secunia.com/advisories/42577

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2253

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15732

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45162

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3200

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659359

Source: secalert@redhat.com

ExploitPatch

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605537