FKIE_CVE-2010-4259

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2010-12-07 13:53 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:24
Severity
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605537Exploit, Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052201.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052219.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/5Exploit
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/8Exploit
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42577
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2253
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15732
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45162
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3200
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659359Exploit, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605537Exploit, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052201.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052219.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/5Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/8Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/42577
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2253
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15732
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45162
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3200
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659359Exploit, Patch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
alexej_kryukov fontforge 20100501
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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    }
  ],
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      "nodes": [
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          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:alexej_kryukov:fontforge:20100501:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "DB488C71-BFDD-4B98-96E3-AB3899215ECF",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
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      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Desbordamiento de buffer basado en pila en FontForge 20100501 permite a atacantes remotos  provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (ca\u00edda de la aplicaci\u00f3n) o posiblemente ejecutar c\u00f3digo de su elecci\u00f3n mediante una cabecera CHARSET_REGISTRY larga en un fichero de fuentes BDF."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2010-4259",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:24:27.520",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
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        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
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          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
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}



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