TI-2010-02419 Aliases CVE-2010-2520 GHSA-hfjf-652v-fg9x

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Ins_IUP function in truetype/ttinterp.c in FreeType…

LOW 32CWE-787Published 2010-08-19 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: High
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-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Ins_IUP function in truetype/ttinterp.c in FreeType before 2.4.0, when TrueType bytecode support is enabled, 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 0.05709 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged 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

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype::::::::	before 2.4.0	Vulnerable	FreeType
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:::::::*	6.06	Vulnerable	Canonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04::::-:::	8.04	Vulnerable	Canonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:::::::*	9.04	Vulnerable	Canonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:::::::*	9.10	Vulnerable	Canonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04::::-:::	10.04	Vulnerable	Canonical
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::	before 10.6.5	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:::::::*	5.0	Vulnerable	Debian

cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.4.0 Vulnerable ·FreeType
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.06 Vulnerable ·Canonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 8.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 10.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.6.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-2520
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hfjf-652v-fg9x

References

Exploit 1

https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30361

Patch 2

Advisory 7

Other 1

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435

Sources

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