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CVE-2010-2808

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-2808 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the FreeType library, specifically within the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function. This flaw affects products utilizing FreeType, including Apple and Canonical systems, and can be triggered by a specially crafted Adobe Type 1 Mac Font File. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity. It can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity, potentially leading to a denial of service through memory corruption and application crashes, or even arbitrary code execution. Despite its potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also minimal, suggesting low public awareness and limited current threat activity.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.6.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.06CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
4.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0450 is in the 88th 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: freetype-0:2.1.9-17.el4.8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: freetype-0:2.2.1-28.el5_5
View patch
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-2010-2808Important

FreeType: Stack-based buffer overflow by processing certain LWFN fonts

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
marc.info
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
bugs.launchpad.net / ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019
Issue TrackingRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird 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
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2010-0737.html
Broken Link
savannah.nongnu.org / bugs
Issue TrackingPatchThird 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