Vulnerability in Freetype

CVE-2010-3311

Integer overflow in base/ftstream.c in libXft (aka the X FreeType library) in FreeType before 2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Compact Font Format (CFF) font file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to an "input stream position error" issue, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1797.

EPSS: 0.067 (93.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Freetype — versions 1.3.1, 2.0.6, 2.0.9
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-3311?
CVE-2010-3311 is a vulnerability in Freetype, classified under CWE-189. Published 2011-01-07.
Is CVE-2010-3311 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.