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CVE-2010-2500

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-2500 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the FreeType library, specifically within the gray_render_span function, affecting versions prior to 2.4.0. This flaw can be triggered by specially crafted font files and impacts products from Apple, Canonical, and Debian that utilize FreeType. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity risk, as it could lead to a denial of service (application crash) or potentially arbitrary code execution if successfully exploited. While the attack vector is network-based with medium complexity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.06CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
9.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.99%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0499 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: freetype-0:2.1.4-15.el3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: freetype-0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: freetype-0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-2500Important

freetype: integer overflow vulnerability in smooth/ftgrays.c

Jun 9, 2010

References

git.savannah.gnu.org / cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.nongnu.org / archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.html
Mailing ListRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/48951
Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
savannah.nongnu.org / bugs
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4435
Broken Link
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2070
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0577.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-963-1
Third Party Advisory