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Vulnerability details: VCID-4wp3-qsuc-1kh9
Vulnerability ID VCID-4wp3-qsuc-1kh9
Aliases CVE-2010-2806
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeType, allowing remote attackers to possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.1
Risk 3.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-129 Improper Validation of Array Index
System Score Found at
epss 0.09383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2806
epss 0.09383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2806
epss 0.09383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2806
epss 0.09383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2806
epss 0.09383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2806
epss 0.09383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2806
epss 0.09383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2806
epss 0.09383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2806
epss 0.09383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2806
cvssv2 6.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2806
Reference id Reference type URL
http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=c06da1ad34663da7b6fc39b030dc3ae185b96557
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128111955616772&w=2
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2010-2806.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2806
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2806
http://secunia.com/advisories/40816
http://secunia.com/advisories/40982
http://secunia.com/advisories/42314
http://secunia.com/advisories/42317
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0736.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0737.html
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30656
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0864.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42285
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2018
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046
621980 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621980
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2010-2806 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2806
GLSA-201201-09 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201201-09
RHSA-2010:0736 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0736
RHSA-2010:0737 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0737
RHSA-2010:0864 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0864
USN-972-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/972-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2806
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.92754
EPSS Score 0.09383
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:00:57.417332+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201201-09 38.0.0