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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-4259 · published 7 December 2010

CVE-2010-4259: Alexej kryukov fontforge memory buffer overflow vulnerability

AAlexej Kryukov · Fontforge

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.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 11% · top 4.3% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
11%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References, 8 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605537 ExploitPatch
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 Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/8 Exploit
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 ExploitPatch
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605537 ExploitPatch
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 Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/8 Exploit
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 ExploitPatch

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