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CVE-2010-2805

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-2805 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the FreeType library (versions prior to 2.4.2), affecting products from Apple and Canonical, among others. It stems from improper validation of position values in the FT_Stream_EnterFrame function, allowing remote attackers to crash applications or potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and requires no authentication, posing a risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.4.2CPE 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
5.11%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0511 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 19,956 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 (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: freetype-0:2.3.11-6.el6_0.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-2805Important

freetype: FT_Stream_EnterFrame() does not properly validate certain position values

Aug 4, 2010

References

freetype.sourceforge.net / index2.html
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
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.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
bugs.launchpad.net / ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019
Issue TrackingRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/40816
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/40982
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42314
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42317
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/48951
Third Party Advisory
sourceforge.net / projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view
Third Party Advisory
savannah.nongnu.org / bugs
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4435
Broken Link
support.apple.com / kb/HT4456
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4457
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0864.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/42285
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-972-1
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/2018
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/2106
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/3045
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/3046
Third Party Advisory