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Vulnerability details: VCID-gmk4-9sks-s3a5
Vulnerability ID VCID-gmk4-9sks-s3a5
Aliases CVE-2010-2541
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 (1)
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
System Score Found at
epss 0.04292 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2541
epss 0.04292 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2541
epss 0.04292 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2541
epss 0.04292 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2541
epss 0.04292 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2541
epss 0.04292 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2541
epss 0.04292 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2541
epss 0.04622 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2541
epss 0.04622 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2541
cvssv2 6.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2541
Reference id Reference type URL
http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2010-2541.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2010-2541
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2541
http://secunia.com/advisories/40982
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024266
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0577.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106
617342 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=617342
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: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-2010-2541 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2541
GLSA-201201-09 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201201-09
RHSA-2010:0577 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0577
RHSA-2010:0578 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0578
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-2010-2541
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 0.88809
EPSS Score 0.04292
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:00:57.396981+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201201-09 38.0.0