Vulnerability · CVE-2010-2807
FreeType before 2.4.2 uses incorrect integer data types during bounds checking, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possi…
Published Aug 19, 2010 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2010-2807. EPSS is 4.20%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium6.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 4.20%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe apple/iphone os · cpe apple/mac os x · cpe apple/tvos · cpe canonical/ubuntu linux · cpe freetype/freetype
FreeType before 2.4.2 uses incorrect integer data types during bounds checking, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe apple/iphone os< 4.2
- cpe apple/mac os x< 10.6.5
- cpe apple/tvos< 4.1.0
- cpe canonical/ubuntu linux10.04
- cpe canonical/ubuntu linux6.06
- cpe canonical/ubuntu linux8.04
- cpe canonical/ubuntu linux9.04
- cpe canonical/ubuntu linux9.10
- cpe freetype/freetype< 2.4.2
How to fix CVE-2010-2807
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2010-2807. EPSS is 4.20%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with apple/iphone os < 4.2; apple/mac os x < 10.6.5; canonical/ubuntu linux 10.04; canonical/ubuntu linux 6.06. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-681. EPSS 4.20%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 19, 2010 · Apple Security Releases
Detected
FreeType before 2.4.2 uses incorrect integer data types during bounds checking, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.
Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases
Updated
FreeType before 2.4.2 uses incorrect integer data types during bounds checking, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.
Sources
- Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2010-2807
FreeType before 2.4.2 uses incorrect integer data types during bounds checking, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.
nvd.nist.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2010-2807
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2010-2807
30-day exploitation probability 4.20%
first.org
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.