CVE-2010-4259 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or crash FontForge by tricking a user into opening a malicious BDF font file with a long header.
- 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-2010-4259?
CVE-2010-4259 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Dec 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4259?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Alexej Kryukov Fontforge.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4259?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2010-4259 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4259 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4259, DSA-2253-1, GHSA-5g26-3q47-628q.