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CVE-2010-2519
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.4.0 allows remote attackers to…
Medium6.8EPSS 6.3%
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- redhat
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted length value in a POST fragment header in a font file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.3% · top 6.4% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (15)
- USN-963-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=b2ea64bcc6c385a8e8318f9c759450a07df58b6d (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613194 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [freetype] 20100712 FreeType 2.4.0 has been released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=5ef20c8c1d4de12a84b50ba497c2a358c90ec44b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100714 Re: Multiple bugs in freetype (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30306 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-2070 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100713 Multiple bugs in freetype (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 1024266 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0578 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:137 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 48951 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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