CVE-2010-1797
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the cff_decoder_parse_charstrings function in the CFF Type2 CharStrings interpreter in cff/cffgload.c in FreeType before 2.4.2, as used in Apple iOS before 4.0.2 on the iPhone and iPod touch and before 3.2.2 on the iPad, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted CFF opcodes in embedded fonts in a PDF document, as demonstrated by JailbreakMe. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (freetype) | RHSA-2010:0607 | 2010-08-05 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (freetype) | RHSA-2010:0607 | 2010-08-05 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (freetype) | RHSA-2010:0607 | 2010-08-05 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | freetype | Not affected |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Braden Thomas of the Apple Product Security team for reporting these issues.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation