Integer underflow in glyph handling in FreeType before 2.4.0 allows remote attackers to…
Priority LOW 39CWE-191Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-191 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Integer underflow in glyph handling in FreeType before 2.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05556 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2497
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5f9p-3w99-9cj2
References
Patch 2
Advisory 6
Sources
- CVE-2010-2497 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-2497 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5f9p-3w99-9cj2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-2497 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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