freetype: Input stream position error by processing Compact Font Format (CFF) font files
Published Jan 7, 2011
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.73%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.3.12
- 1.3.1
- 2.0.6
- 2.0.9
- 2.1
- 2.1.3
- 2.1.4
- 2.1.5
- 2.1.6
- 2.1.7
- 2.1.8
- 2.1.8
- 2.1.9
- 2.1.10
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.10
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.3.4
- 2.3.5
- 2.3.6
- 2.3.7
- 2.3.8
- 2.3.9
- 2.3.10
- 2.3.11
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
freetype-0:2.1.4-18.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0736
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
freetype-0:2.1.9-17.el4.8
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0737
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
freetype-0:2.2.1-28.el5_5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0737
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
freetype-0:2.3.11-6.el6_0.1
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0864
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | freetype-0:2.1.4-18.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0736 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | freetype-0:2.1.9-17.el4.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0737 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | freetype-0:2.2.1-28.el5_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0737 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | freetype-0:2.3.11-6.el6_0.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0864 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 6.73% (0.06735) | 93.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.73% (0.06735) | 93.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 24, 2026 | 5.26% (0.05264) | 90.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 2, 2026 | 3.65% (0.03648) | 87.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 9, 2025 | 4.78% (0.04785) | 88.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 15, 2025 | 3.73% (0.03729) | 87.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.98% (0.04979) | 88.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 20.36% (0.20359) | 92.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 4.98% (0.04979) | 88.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 20.36% (0.20359) | 94.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.98% (0.04979) | 88.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.66% (0.05663) | 93.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 28, 2023 | 5.66% (0.05663) | 92.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 4.87% (0.04873) | 91.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.67% (0.04667) | 91.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2116 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:201 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0864.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43700 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1013-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3311 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=623625 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3311
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0736.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0737.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3311
Change history (0)
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