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,…

published 2010-08-19 16y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-3055

cvss: 4.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.8%; EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

distros 2

debian opensuse

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

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3053

ft2demos openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.7-1.1
freetype2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.7-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10172-1 openSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-3053 updated 2025-11-21

freetype: NULL pointer deref in bdf/bdflib.c

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
vendor-advisory
lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
vendor-advisory
lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html
vendor-advisory
vupen.com /english/advisories/2010/3045
vdb-entry
support.apple.com /kb/HT4435
bugs.launchpad.net /ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019
support.apple.com /kb/HT4457
vupen.com /english/advisories/2010/3046
vdb-entry
secunia.com /advisories/42317
third-party-advisory
secunia.com /advisories/42314
third-party-advisory
support.apple.com /kb/HT4456
secunia.com /advisories/48951
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2010-3053
NVD CVE-2010-3053

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