freetype: heap buffer overflow vulnerability in truetype bytecode support
Published Aug 19, 2010
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.71%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Ins_IUP function in truetype/ttinterp.c in FreeType before 2.4.0, when TrueType bytecode support is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 6.06
- 8.04
- 9.04
- 9.10
- 10.04
Configuration 4
- 5.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of freetype as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5.
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:H/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 | 5.71% (0.05709) | 92.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.71% (0.05709) | 92.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.15% (0.03154) | 85.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.90% (0.04901) | 82.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.15% (0.03154) | 86.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00680) | 80.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2024 | 0.54% (0.00539) | 77.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00570) | 77.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00480) | 75.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00480) | 73.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00340) | 66.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00306) | 65.05th | 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 (15)
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=888cd1843e935fe675cf2ac303116d4ed5b9d54b 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://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.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2520 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613198 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2520
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30361 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2520
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