freetype: invalid free vulnerability with possible heap corruption
Published Aug 19, 2010
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.64%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 6.06
- 8.04
- 9.04
- 9.10
- 10.04
Configuration 4
- 5.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
freetype-0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0578
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
freetype-0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0578
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
freetype
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | freetype-0:2.1.9-14.el4.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0578 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | freetype-0:2.2.1-25.el5_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0578 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | freetype | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.64% (0.05638) | 92.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.64% (0.05638) | 91.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.65% (0.02649) | 84.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00533) | 77.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00438) | 74.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 5, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00438) | 71.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00308) | 65.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.15% (0.06154) | 90.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.15% (0.06154) | 89.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.15% (0.06154) | 77.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=8d22746c9e5af80ff4304aef440986403a5072e2 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127905701201340&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127909326909362&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:137 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2498 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613160 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2498
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30106 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2498
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