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CVE-2010-3053

bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

4.3 MediumFix available

bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted BDF font file, related to an attempted modification of a value in a static string.

Exploit likelihood

1.80%Down 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted BDF font file, related to an attempted modification of a value in a static string.

Record
CVE-2010-3053
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted BDF font file, related to an attempted modification of a value in a static string.

Record
CVE-2010-3053
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-3055 No score

bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted BDF font file, related to an attempted modification of a value in a static string.

Record
EUVD-2010-3055
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gx3j-g7w4-q98w No score

bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted BDF font file, related to an attempted modification of a value in a static string.

Record
GHSA-gx3j-g7w4-q98w
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted BDF font file, related to an attempted modification of a value in a static string.

Record
CVE-2010-3053
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-3053 No score

bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted BDF font file, related to an attempted modification of a value in a static string.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3053
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10172-1 No score

ft2demos-2.7-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ft2demos-2.7-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10172-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1 No score

freetype2-devel-2.7-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the freetype2-devel-2.7-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1
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
ft2demos
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 32 CVEs
 before 2.7-1.1
2.7-1.1
freetype2
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 55 CVEs
 before 2.7-1.1
2.7-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-3053 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Freetype, published August 19, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.80%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in freetype 2.4.2-1.

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