CVE-2010-2498
EPSS 2.6%
Description
The psh_glyph_find_strong_points function in pshinter/pshalgo.c in FreeType before 2.4.0 does not properly implement hinting masks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file that triggers an invalid free operation.
How to fix CVE-2010-2498
To remediate CVE-2010-2498, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/freetype—upgrade to 2.4.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2010-2498 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.4.0-1