CVE-2010-2497 — Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) in Freetype

CWE-191 — Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or WraparoundCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer7 documents6 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
2.1%
top 15.92%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
FreetypeApple MAC OS XDebian Freetype+1 more
Timeline
PublishedAug 19
Latest updateMay 13

Description

Integer underflow in glyph handling in FreeType before 2.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages4 packages

▶debiandebian/freetype< freetype 2.4.0-1 (bookworm)
▶NVDfreetype/freetype< 2.4.0
▶Debianfreetype/freetype< 2.4.0-1+3
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x< 10.6.5

Also affects: Debian Linux 5.0

Patches

Patch: git.savannah.gnu.org ↗Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗Patch: git.savannah.gnu.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-5f9p-3w99-9cj2: Integer underflow in glyph handling in FreeType before 2↗2022-05-13
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OSV
CVE-2010-2497: Integer underflow in glyph handling in FreeType before 2↗2010-08-19
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
freetype: integer underflow vulnerability↗2010-06-09
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Debian
CVE-2010-2497: freetype - Integer underflow in glyph handling in FreeType before 2.4.0 allows remote attac...↗2010
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2010-2497 CVE-2010-2498 CVE-2010-2499 CVE-2010-2500 CVE-2010-2519 CVE-2010-2520 CVE-2010-2527 CVE-2010-2541 freetype various flaws [fedora-all]↗2010-07-10
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Bugzilla
CVE-2010-2497 freetype: integer underflow vulnerability↗2010-07-09
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