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CVE-2010-2807· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

FreeType before 2.4.2 uses incorrect integer data types during bounds checking, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (

FreeType before 2.4.2 uses incorrect integer data types during bounds checking, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.

MediumCVSS 6.8 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 19, 2010
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
4.2% · 91th percentile
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CVSS
27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
freetypefreetype
canonicalubuntu linux
appleiphone os
applemac os x
appletvos

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apple iphone osbefore 4.2
  • apple mac os xbefore 10.6.5
  • apple tvosbefore 4.1.0
  • canonical ubuntu linux10.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux6.06
  • canonical ubuntu linux8.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux9.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux9.10
  • freetype freetypebefore 2.4.2

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12freetypebefore 2.4.2-12.4.2-1
Debian:5.0freetypebefore 2.3.7-2+lenny32.3.7-2+lenny3

Same product

freetype: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2025-27363An out of bounds write exists in FreeType versions 2.13.0 and below (newer versions of FreeType are not vulnerable) when attempting to parseKEV
    70This week
  • CVE-2012-1126FreeType before 2.4.9, as used in Mozilla Firefox Mobile before 10.0.4 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of serv
    42Plan
  • CVE-2022-27404FreeType commit 1e2eb65048f75c64b68708efed6ce904c31f3b2f was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function sfnt_init_face.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2015-9290In FreeType before 2.6.1, a buffer over-read occurs in type1/t1parse.c on function T1_Get_Private_Dict where there is no check that the new
    40Plan
  • CVE-2017-8287FreeType 2 before 2017-03-26 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour funct
    40Plan
  • CVE-2017-8105FreeType 2 before 2017-03-24 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_decoder_parse_charstrings f
    40Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:freetype2.4.2-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

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EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    P · data can be read
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-681 · Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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