FontForge 20100501: Stack-based Buffer Overflow in CHARSET_REGISTRY Header

FontForge 20100501: Stack-based Buffer Overflow in CHARSET_REGISTRY Header

CVE-2010-4259 · MEDIUM Severity

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

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.

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