CVE-2010-2498
The psh_glyph_find_strong_points function in pshinter/pshalgo.c in FreeType before 2.4.0 does not properly implement hinting masks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) or possibly…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.64%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The psh_glyph_find_strong_points function in pshinter/pshalgo.c in FreeType before 2.4.0 does not properly implement hinting masks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file that triggers an invalid free operation.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.64% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- freetype/freetype · canonical/ubuntu linux · apple/mac os x · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=8d22746c9e5af80ff4304aef440986403a5072e2Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127905701201340&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127909326909362&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48951Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:137Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613160Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30106Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=8d22746c9e5af80ff4304aef440986403a5072e2Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127905701201340&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127909326909362&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48951Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:137Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613160Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30106Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.