6.8
MEDIUM
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 19, 2010, 6 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:16 a.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. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-2498 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Apple mac_os_x
1 Freetype freetype
: Total Affected Vendor : 4 | Products : 4
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2010-2498.

URL Resource
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=8d22746c9e5af80ff4304aef440986403a5072e2 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.html Mailing List Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127905701201340&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127909326909362&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:137 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613160 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30106 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=8d22746c9e5af80ff4304aef440986403a5072e2 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.html Mailing List Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127905701201340&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127909326909362&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:137 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-963-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613160 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30106 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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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aosp10-public/external_honggfuzz

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Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 1 year, 6 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 2, 2023, 1:18 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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TinkerBoard-Android/rockchip-android-external-honggfuzz

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Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 10, 2023, 6:41 a.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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ep-infosec/50_google_honggfuzz

None

Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 1 year, 11 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 12, 2022, 10:32 p.m. This repo has been linked 28 different CVEs too.
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Tomoms/android_external_honggfuzz

None

Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 2 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 13, 2022, 3:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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lllnx/lllnx

None

Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 2 years, 8 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 2, 2022, 3 a.m. This repo has been linked 28 different CVEs too.
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jingpad-bsp/android_external_honggfuzz

None

Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 2 years, 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 8, 2022, 11:34 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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HavocR/external_honggfuzz

None

Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 2 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 1, 2022, 6:09 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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crdroid-r/external_honggfuzz

None

Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 2 years ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 13, 2021, 5:52 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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Corvus-AOSP/android_external_honggfuzz

None

Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 3 years, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 9, 2021, 12:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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TinkerBoard2-Android/external-honggfuzz

None

Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 3 years, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 28, 2021, 11:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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ProtonAOSP-platina/android_external_honggfuzz

None

Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 3 years, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 26, 2021, 4:20 a.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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ForkLineageOS/external_honggfuzz

None

Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 3 years, 2 months ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Aug. 29, 2021, 10:42 a.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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random-aosp-stuff/android_external_honggfuzz

None

Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 3 years, 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 31, 2021, 12:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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bananadroid/android_external_honggfuzz

None

Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 3 years, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 6, 2021, 12:34 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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Wave-Project/external_honggfuzz

None

Dockerfile Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 1 year, 4 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 18, 2021, 6:28 a.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

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.

  • 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
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-2498 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-2498 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.53 }} 0.09%

score

0.77753

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
: