CVE-2010-3855 Memory corruption in n/a
Medium 6.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-3855 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2010-3855 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Freetype Freetype, published on 26 Nov 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3855 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Freetype Freetype. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3855/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3855/index.md)
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted TrueType GX fonts in FreeType.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-3855?
CVE-2010-3855 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Freetype Freetype, published on 26 Nov 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3855?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (40)
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.1.9-17.el4_8.1 |
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.1.9-17.el4_8.1 |
freetype-demos Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.1.9-17.el4_8.1 |
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.1.9-17.el4_8.1 |
freetype-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:2.1.9-17.el4_8.1 |
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.1.9-17.el4_8.1 |
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.1.9-17.el4_8.1 |
freetype-demos Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.1.9-17.el4_8.1 |
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.1.9-17.el4_8.1 |
freetype-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:2.1.9-17.el4_8.1 |
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.1.9-17.el4_8.1 |
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.1.9-17.el4_8.1 |
freetype-demos Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.1.9-17.el4_8.1 |
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.1.9-17.el4_8.1 |
freetype-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:2.1.9-17.el4_8.1 |
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.1.9-17.el4_8.1 |
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.1.9-17.el4_8.1 |
freetype-demos Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.1.9-17.el4_8.1 |
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.1.9-17.el4_8.1 |
freetype-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:2.1.9-17.el4_8.1 |
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:2.2.1-28.el5_5.1 |
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:2.2.1-28.el5_5.1 |
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:2.2.1-28.el5_5.1 |
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:2.2.1-28.el5_5.1 |
freetype-demos Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:2.2.1-28.el5_5.1 |
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:2.2.1-28.el5_5.1 |
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.2.1-28.el5_5.1 |
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.2.1-28.el5_5.1 |
freetype-demos Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.2.1-28.el5_5.1 |
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:2.2.1-28.el5_5.1 |
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.3.11-6.el6_0.2 |
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.3.11-6.el6_0.2 |
freetype-demos Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.3.11-6.el6_0.2 |
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:2.3.11-6.el6_0.2 |
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.3.11-6.el6_0.2 |
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.3.11-6.el6_0.2 |
freetype-demos Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.3.11-6.el6_0.2 |
freetype-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:2.3.11-6.el6_0.2 |
freetype Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.3.11-6.el6_0.2 |
freetype-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:2.3.11-6.el6_0.2 |
Products include Freetype Freetype.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3855?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2010-3855 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3855 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freetype Freetype
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3855, GHSA-46rp-652m-9xgq, RHSA-2010:0889.