CVE-2010-4259

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.

Published Bysecalert@redhat.com

Published DateDec 07, 2010, 13:53

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-119

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

6.8

Vector String

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

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

PARTIAL

Integrity (I)

PARTIAL

Availability (A)

PARTIAL

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605537
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052201.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052219.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/5
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/8
http://secunia.com/advisories/42577
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2253
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15732
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45162
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3200
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659359

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-119

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

6.8

Vector String

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

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

PARTIAL

Integrity (I)

PARTIAL

Availability (A)

PARTIAL