Freetype demos multiple buffer overflows
Published Aug 19, 2010
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.64%
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in demo programs in FreeType before 2.4.0 allow 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
- 5.0
Configuration 3
- 6.06
- 8.04
- 9.04
- 9.10
- 10.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
freetype-0:2.1.4-15.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0577
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 3 | freetype-0:2.1.4-15.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0577 |
| 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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.64% (0.05644) | 92.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.64% (0.05644) | 91.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.33% (0.02329) | 83.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.86% (0.01858) | 88.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2024 | 1.70% (0.01702) | 87.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 1.80% (0.01798) | 88.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 1.52% (0.01517) | 87.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 1.52% (0.01517) | 85.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.29% (0.01295) | 83.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2-demos.git/commit/?id=b995299b73ba4cd259f221f500d4e63095508bec x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird 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=127912955808467&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30054 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird 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://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0577.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird 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-2010-2527 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=614557 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2527
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2527
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