Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting freetype package, versions [,2.4.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.06% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FREETYPE-2380979
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed19 Aug 2010
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 19 Aug 2010

CVE-2010-2500  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade freetype to version 2.4.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Overflow or Wraparound. Integer overflow in the gray_render_span function in smooth/ftgrays.c in FreeType before 2.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.

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