CVE-2010-2808: apple iphone_os Classic Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-2808 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in apple iphone_os. EPSS estimates a 4.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 19-08-2010
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Adobe Type 1 Mac Font File (aka LWFN) font.

• CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.