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Vulnerability details: VCID-cwfg-1d6f-hfgg
Vulnerability ID VCID-cwfg-1d6f-hfgg
Aliases CVE-2010-2808
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-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
System Score Found at
epss 0.07802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2808
epss 0.07802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2808
epss 0.07802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2808
epss 0.07802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2808
epss 0.07802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2808
epss 0.07802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2808
epss 0.07802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2808
epss 0.07802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2808
epss 0.07802 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2808
cvssv2 6.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2808
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=81f3472c0ba7b8f6466e2e214fa8c1c17fade975
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=128110167119337&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128111955616772&w=2
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2010-2808.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2808
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2808
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-2010-0737.html
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30658
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
621907 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621907
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:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
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-2010-2808 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2808
GLSA-201201-09 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201201-09
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-2010-2808
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 0.91937
EPSS Score 0.07802
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:00:57.439849+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201201-09 38.0.0