Freetype ftmulti buffer overflow
Published Aug 19, 2010
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.78%
Description
Buffer overflow in ftmulti.c in the ftmulti demo program in FreeType before 2.4.2 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
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
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 | 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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.78% (0.04782) | 91.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.78% (0.04782) | 90.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 12, 2026 | 4.62% (0.04622) | 89.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.57% (0.03572) | 86.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.56% (0.02555) | 90.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 2.36% (0.02356) | 88.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.01% (0.02014) | 87.08th | 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://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40982 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird 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://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view x_refsource_CONFIRMThird 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-972-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2541 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=617342 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2541
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2541
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.