CVE-2010-2740
The OpenType Font (OTF) format driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2...
The OpenType Font (OTF) format driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly perform memory allocation during font parsing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The OpenType Font (OTF) format driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly perform memory allocation during font parsing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-2740- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The OpenType Font (OTF) format driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly perform memory allocation during font parsing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2010-2740- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2744 No score
The OpenType Font (OTF) format driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly perform memory allocation during font parsing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2010-2744- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5xhv-g48r-8qvf No score
The OpenType Font (OTF) format driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2...
The OpenType Font (OTF) format driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly perform memory allocation during font parsing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "OpenType Font Parsing Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-5xhv-g48r-8qvf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-2740 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Microsoft Windows Xp, published October 13, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.77%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-078
support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100113218
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7258
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-285A.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2740
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5xhv-g48r-8qvf