CVE-2010-2498

freetype: invalid free vulnerability with possible heap corruption

Published Aug 19, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 5.6% KEV · Not listed
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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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2070-1 New freetype packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-2502 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-963-1 FreeType vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 2:32 AM
Reserved
Jun 28, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 19, 2010, 6:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:20 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jun 9, 2010, 12:00 AM