// For flags

CVE-2010-2498

freetype: invalid free vulnerability with possible heap corruption

Severity Score

8.4
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The psh_glyph_find_strong_points function in pshinter/pshalgo.c in FreeType before 2.4.0 does not properly implement hinting masks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file that triggers an invalid free operation.

La función psh_glyph_find_strong_points en pshinter/pshalgo.c de FreeType anterior a v2.4.0 no implementa adecuadamente mascaras sugeridas, lo cual permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (corrupción en la pila de memoria y fallo de la aplicación) o posiblemente ejecutar código a su elección a través de ficheros de fuentes manipulados que provocan una operación libre no válida.

Multiple integer underflows/overflows and heap buffer overflows was discovered and fixed. A heap buffer overflow was discovered in the bytecode support. The bytecode support is NOT enabled per default in Mandriva due to previous patent claims, but packages by PLF is affected. The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2010-06-28 CVE Reserved
  • 2010-07-15 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-07 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Freetype
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 Freetype
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 < 2.4.0
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Affected
Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 6.06
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Affected
Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 8.04
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Affected
Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 9.04
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Affected
Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 9.10
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Affected
Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 10.04
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Affected
Apple
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 Mac Os X
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 < 10.6.5
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Affected
Debian
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 Debian Linux
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 5.0
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Affected