6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2010-2527
FreeType Font Buffer Overflow vulnerability
Description

Multiple buffer overflows in demo programs in FreeType before 2.4.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.

INFO

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-2010-2527 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-2010-2527 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 Freetype freetype
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 3
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-2010-2527.

URL Resource
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2-demos.git/commit/?id=b995299b73ba4cd259f221f500d4e63095508bec Patch 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=127912955808467&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30054 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0577.html 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=614557 Issue Tracking Patch 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

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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

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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-2010-2527 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-2527 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-demos.git/commit/?id=b995299b73ba4cd259f221f500d4e63095508bec No Types Assigned http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2-demos.git/commit/?id=b995299b73ba4cd259f221f500d4e63095508bec Patch, 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=127912955808467&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127912955808467&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30054 No Types Assigned http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30054 Issue Tracking, 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://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.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0577.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0577.html 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=614557 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=614557 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CWE NIST CWE-120
    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:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.4.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration 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:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • 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-2010-2527 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-2010-2527 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
Exploit Prediction

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

1.86 }} -0.03%

score

0.88816

percentile

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