CVE-2010-2498

Name: CVE-2010-2498
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2010-08-19T18:00:04+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 5.64%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2010-2498 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 5.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

5.64%

92.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freetype	Freetype	< 2.4.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	6.06
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	8.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	9.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	9.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	10.04
Apple	Mac Os X	< 10.6.5
Debian	Debian Linux	5.0

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

Timeline

Published: Aug 19, 2010
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2010-2498?

How severe is CVE-2010-2498?

Severity scoring for CVE-2010-2498 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 5.64% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2498?

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Source: NVD / NIST