4.3

CVE-2010-3053: freetype Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2010-3053
Published 19-08-2010Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-3053 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in freetype. EPSS estimates a 1.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.80%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2
DSA-2105-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10172-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1

Timeline

  1. 19-08-2010
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted BDF font file, related to an attempted modification of a value in a static string.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.80%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.80% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.80%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • freetype< 2.4.2-1
Freetype1 product
  • freetype≤ 2.4.1 | 1.3.1 | 2.0.6 | 2.0.9 | 2.1 | 2.1.3 | 2.1.4 | 2.1.5 | 2.1.6 | 2.1.7 | 2.1.8 | 2.1.9 | 2.1.10 | 2.2.0 | 2.2.1 | 2.2.10 | 2.3.0 | 2.3.1 | 2.3.2 | 2.3.3 | 2.3.4 | 2.3.5 | 2.3.6 | 2.3.7 | 2.3.8 | 2.3.9 | 2.3.10 | 2.3.11 | 2.3.12 | 2.4.0

2 vendors · 2 products

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