FontForge: Stack-based buffer overflow by processing specially-crafted CHARSET_REGISTRY font file header
Published Dec 7, 2010
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.85%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 20100501
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
fontforge
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | fontforge | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the version of the fontforge package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.
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:P/I:P/A:P
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 1, 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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.85% (0.10853) | 95.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.85% (0.10853) | 95.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 23.14% (0.23143) | 95.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 16, 2025 | 25.51% (0.25506) | 96.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 27.60% (0.27598) | 96.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 30.66% (0.30658) | 96.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 32.88% (0.32885) | 95.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 30.01% (0.30006) | 96.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 11, 2025 | 9.28% (0.09280) | 94.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 11.99% (0.11990) | 95.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 15.62% (0.15617) | 96.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2023 | 16.55% (0.16555) | 95.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 14, 2023 | 14.81% (0.14814) | 94.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 13.08% (0.13076) | 94.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 34.39% (0.34394) | 97.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 34.39% (0.34394) | 96.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605537 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052201.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052219.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42577 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2253 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15732 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45162 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3200 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4259 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659359 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4259
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4259
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