CVE-2010-2498: apple mac_os_x Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2010-2498 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in apple mac_os_x. EPSS estimates a 5.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 19-08-2010PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
5.64%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
93%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 5.64% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (savannah.nongnu.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- freetype< 2.4.0-1
- debian_linuxEOL5.0
Apple1 product
- mac_os_x< 10.6.5
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL6.06 | 8.04 | 9.04 | 9.10 | 10.04
Freetype1 product
- freetype< 2.4.0
4 vendors · 5 products
References
15 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613160X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=8d22746c9e5af80ff4304aef440986403a5072e2X Refsource CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Show all 15 references
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0578.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:137Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory