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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-2806 · published 19 August 2010

CVE-2010-2806: Freetype vulnerability

Freetype · Freetype

Array index error in the t42_parse_sfnts function in type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via negative size values for certain strings in FontType42 font files, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 5.8% · top 7.1% CWE-129 · CWE-129
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
5.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
5Affected product versions listed by NVD
50References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Array index error in the t42_parse_sfnts function in type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via negative size values for certain strings in FontType42 font files, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

5 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2 Release NotesThird Party Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=c06da1ad34663da7b6fc39b030dc3ae185b96557 PatchThird Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128111955616772&w=2 Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40816 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40982 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42314 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42317 Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0864.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42285 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2018 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019 Issue TrackingRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621980 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0736.html Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0737.html Broken Link
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30656 ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2 Release NotesThird Party Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=c06da1ad34663da7b6fc39b030dc3ae185b96557 PatchThird Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=128111955616772&w=2 Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40816 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40982 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42314 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42317 Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 Broken Link
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456 Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0864.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42285 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-2806), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.