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CVE-2010-2807

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-2807 describes a vulnerability in FreeType versions prior to 2.4.2, affecting products from Apple, Canonical, and FreeType itself. This flaw stems from incorrect integer data types in bounds checking, allowing remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted font file. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, leading to partial impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community or media discussion.

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
4.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0420 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-2807Moderate

freetype: incorrect integer data types used during bounds checking

Aug 5, 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
sourceforge.net / projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view
ProductThird Party Advisory
savannah.nongnu.org / bugs
Issue 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
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