freetype: heap buffer overflow vulnerability when processing certain font files
Published Aug 19, 2010
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.29%
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.
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.29% (0.06287) | 93.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.29% (0.06287) | 92.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.52% (0.04520) | 88.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00611) | 79.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00484) | 76.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00512) | 76.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00431) | 73.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 5, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00431) | 71.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 65.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00273) | 62.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.15% (0.06154) | 90.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 6.15% (0.06154) | 90.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | 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 (18)
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=5ef20c8c1d4de12a84b50ba497c2a358c90ec44b x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=b2ea64bcc6c385a8e8318f9c759450a07df58b6d 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-2010-2519 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613194 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2519
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30306 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2519
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