CVE-2010-2498
FreeType Denial of Service/Arbitrary Code Execution
Description
The psh_glyph_find_strong_points function in pshinter/pshalgo.c in FreeType before 2.4.0 does not properly implement hinting masks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file that triggers an invalid free operation.
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Published Date :
Aug. 19, 2010, 6 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 6, 2021, 12:51 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2010-2498 has a 29 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2010-2498
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2010-2498.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2010-2498 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2010-2498 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 06, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=8d22746c9e5af80ff4304aef440986403a5072e2 No Types Assigned http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=8d22746c9e5af80ff4304aef440986403a5072e2 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.html Patch http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.html Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127905701201340&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127905701201340&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127909326909362&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127909326909362&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 No Types Assigned http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:137 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:137 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613160 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613160 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30106 No Types Assigned https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30106 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-399 Added CWE NIST CWE-787 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.3.12 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.4.0 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.6.5 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jan. 26, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jan. 26, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 20, 2010
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-2498 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
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0.44 }} 0.13%
score
0.71588
percentile