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CVE-2010-3053
bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted BDF font…
Medium4.3EPSS 1.8%
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- mitre
Description
bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted BDF font file, related to an attempted modification of a value in a static string.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 21% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (12)
- ADV-2010-3045 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2010-3046 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 42317 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 42314 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 48951 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2010:019 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2010-11-22-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- 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)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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