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Vulnerability details: VCID-bt31-xk8r-8qd2
Vulnerability ID VCID-bt31-xk8r-8qd2
Aliases CVE-2010-2497
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 (3)
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-191 Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
System Score Found at
epss 0.02089 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2497
epss 0.02089 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2497
epss 0.02089 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2497
epss 0.02089 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2497
epss 0.02089 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2497
epss 0.02089 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2497
epss 0.02089 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2497
epss 0.02089 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2497
epss 0.02089 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2497
epss 0.02089 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2497
cvssv2 6.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2497
Reference id Reference type URL
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=7d3d2cc4fef72c6be9c454b3809c387e12b44cfc
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127905701201340&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127909326909362&w=2
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2010-2497.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2497
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2497
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30082
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30083
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2070
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:137
613154 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613154
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: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:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2010-2497 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2497
GLSA-201201-09 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201201-09
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-2010-2497
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 0.83954
EPSS Score 0.02089
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:00:57.321560+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201201-09 38.0.0