VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-2806

CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability5.84%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-08-19
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

Array index error in the t42_parse_sfnts function in type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via negative size values for certain strings in FontType42 font files, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-129: Improper Validation of Array Index

Primary references