freetype: arbitrary code execution
Package(s): | freetype | CVE #(s): | CVE-2010-2541 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Created: | July 30, 2010 | Updated: | January 20, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description: | From the Red Hat advisory:
Several buffer overflow flaws were found in the FreeType demo applications. If a user loaded a carefully-crafted font file with a demo application, it could cause the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted Aug 16, 2010 17:28 UTC (Mon)
by san20 (guest, #69582)
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freetype: arbitrary code execution