{
    "id": "CVE-2010-4259",
    "published": "2010-12-07 13:53:29",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:24:27",
    "cvss_score": "6.8",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.10853",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95715",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28 18:17:09",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "alexej_kryukov",
            "product": "fontforge"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "15732",
            "title": "FontForge - '.BDF' Font File Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC)",
            "date": "2010-12-14",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15732"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3200",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659359"
    ]
}