# CVE-2010-2498: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted font files due to heap memory corruption in FreeType.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 Aug 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2498, GHSA-73vq-553q-pmh8

## What is CVE-2010-2498?

CVE-2010-2498 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 19 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The psh_glyph_find_strong_points function in pshinter/pshalgo.c in FreeType before 2.4.0 does not properly implement hinting masks, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file that triggers an invalid free operation.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2498?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Apple Mac Os X, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Freetype Freetype.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-2498?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2010-2498 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2498 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2019-8526](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8526/): Apple macOS Use-After-Free (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-2498 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-2498 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 19 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2498 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Mac Os X. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2498/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2498/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2498
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2498
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-2498

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2498/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.