Buffer overflow in Freetype

CVE-2010-3814

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Ins_SHZ function in ttinterp.c in FreeType 2.4.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted SHZ bytecode instruction, related to TrueType opcodes, as demonstrated by a PDF document with a crafted embedded font.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.039 (89.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Freetype — versions 2.3.11, 2.3.2, 2.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References