# CVE-2010-4259: Stack-based buffer overflow in FontForge 20100501 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execu

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2010-12-07 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45162
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/8
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605537
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2253
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052219.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42577
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052201.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/02/5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659359
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15732
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3200
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15732

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