CVE-2010-4259 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10.9% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 10.85% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-12-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| alexej kryukov | fontforge |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | FontForge - '.BDF' Font File Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2010-12-14 |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605537
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052201.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052219.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/8
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42577
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2253
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15732
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45162
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3200
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659359
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605537
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052201.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052219.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/8
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42577
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2253
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15732
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45162
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