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CVE-2010-2541 json

Buffer overflow in ftmulti.c in the ftmulti demo program in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (app…

published 2010-08-19 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-2545

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.8%
EPSS 4.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in ftmulti.c in the ftmulti demo program in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.

Patch / fix

  • freetype freetype 2.4.2
  • freetype Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.4.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2541

  • freetype RHEL 4 2.1.9-14.el4.8
  • freetype RHEL 5 2.2.1-25.el5_5
  • freetype-demos RHEL 4 2.1.9-14.el4.8
  • freetype-demos RHEL 5 2.2.1-25.el5_5
  • freetype-utils RHEL 4 2.1.9-14.el4.8
  • freetype RHEL 3 2.1.4-15.el3

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0578RHSA-2010:0577

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-2541 updated cvss 3.7

Freetype ftmulti buffer overflow

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 freetype, freetype-demos
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 freetype 2.1.4-15.el3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0577
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) freetype 2.2.1-25.el5_5, freetype-demos 2.2.1-25.el5_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0578
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 freetype 2.1.4-15.el3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0577
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 freetype 2.1.9-14.el4.8, freetype-demos 2.1.9-14.el4.8, freetype-utils 2.1.9-14.el4.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) freetype 2.2.1-25.el5_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 freetype 2.1.9-14.el4.8, freetype-demos 2.1.9-14.el4.8, freetype-utils 2.1.9-14.el4.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) freetype 2.2.1-25.el5_5, freetype-demos 2.2.1-25.el5_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0578
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 freetype 2.1.4-15.el3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0577
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 freetype 2.1.9-14.el4.8, freetype-demos 2.1.9-14.el4.8, freetype-utils 2.1.9-14.el4.8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0578
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 freetype 2.1.4-15.el3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0577
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 freetype 2.1.9-14.el4.8, freetype-demos 2.1.9-14.el4.8, freetype-utils 2.1.9-14.el4.8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0578

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Exploit prediction

4.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input

References

Sources

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