CVE-2010-2520

Description

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.

How to fix CVE-2010-2520

To remediate CVE-2010-2520, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/freetype—upgrade to 2.4.0-1 or later

Is CVE-2010-2520 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 3.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 2.4.0-1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2520