freetype: NULL pointer deref in bdf/bdflib.c
Published Aug 19, 2010
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.80%
Description
bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted BDF font file, related to an attempted modification of a value in a static string.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.4.1
- 1.3.1
- 2.0.6
- 2.0.9
- 2.1
- 2.1.3
- 2.1.4
- 2.1.5
- 2.1.6
- 2.1.7
- 2.1.8
- 2.1.9
- 2.1.10
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.10
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.3.4
- 2.3.5
- 2.3.6
- 2.3.7
- 2.3.8
- 2.3.9
- 2.3.10
- 2.3.11
- 2.3.12
- 2.4.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat security response team does not consider a crash of a client application linked against freetype to be a security issue.
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:N/I:N/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01798) | 77.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01798) | 75.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.70% (0.01701) | 81.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 30.87% (0.30866) | 97.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 21, 2024 | 30.87% (0.30866) | 97.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | 24.34% (0.24341) | 96.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 18.75% (0.18754) | 95.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 14.99% (0.14991) | 94.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42314 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42317 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3053 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625630 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3053
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3053
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