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CVE-2010-3814

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-3814 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the Ins_SHZ function of FreeType 2.4.3 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through crafted TrueType opcodes in embedded fonts, such as those found in PDF documents. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and can lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.89%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0389 is in the 85th 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 Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
git.savannah.gnu.org / cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html
Vendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
secunia.com / advisories/42314
secunia.com / advisories/43138
secunia.com / advisories/48951
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2010-3814
support.apple.com / kb/HT4456
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4581
debian.org / security/2011/dsa-2155
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / bid/44643
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1013-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/3046
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0246