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CVE-2010-2541

Buffer overflow in ftmulti.c in the ftmulti demo program in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote...

6.8 MediumFix available

Buffer overflow in ftmulti.c in the ftmulti demo program in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.

Exploit likelihood

4.78%Down 1.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Buffer overflow in ftmulti.c in the ftmulti demo program in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.

Record
CVE-2010-2541
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-120
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in ftmulti.c in the ftmulti demo program in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.

Record
CVE-2010-2541
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2545 No score

Buffer overflow in ftmulti.c in the ftmulti demo program in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.

Record
EUVD-2010-2545
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4396-rhqw-4hpg No score

Buffer overflow in ftmulti.c in the ftmulti demo program in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote...

Buffer overflow in ftmulti.c in the ftmulti demo program in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.

Record
GHSA-4396-rhqw-4hpg
Weakness
CWE-120
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Buffer overflow in ftmulti.c in the ftmulti demo program in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.

Record
CVE-2010-2541
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-2541 No score

Buffer overflow in ftmulti.c in the ftmulti demo program in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2541
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
freetype
Debian:12
 before 2.4.2-1
2.4.2-1
freetype
Debian:13
 before 2.4.2-1
2.4.2-1
freetype
Debian:14
 before 2.4.2-1
2.4.2-1
freetype
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 2.3.7-2+lenny3, plus listed versions
2.3.7-22.3.7-2+lenny12.3.7-2+lenny2
2.3.7-2+lenny3
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-15.el3
0:2.1.4-15.el3
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-15.el3
0:2.1.4-15.el3
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-15.el3
0:2.1.4-15.el3
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-15.el3
0:2.1.4-15.el3
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-15.el3
0:2.1.4-15.el3
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-15.el3
0:2.1.4-15.el3
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-15.el3
0:2.1.4-15.el3
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-15.el3
0:2.1.4-15.el3
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-15.el3
0:2.1.4-15.el3
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-15.el3
0:2.1.4-15.el3
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-15.el3
0:2.1.4-15.el3
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.4-15.el3
0:2.1.4-15.el3
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
freetype-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
freetype-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
freetype-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
freetype-utils
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
0:2.1.9-14.el4.8
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
freetype
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
freetype-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
freetype-demos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
freetype-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0:2.2.1-25.el5_5
0:2.2.1-25.el5_5

History

History
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aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2010-2541 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Freetype, published August 19, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.78%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in freetype 2.4.2-1.

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