CVE-2010-2500 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2010-2500?

CVE-2010-2500 is a medium-severity 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

Integer overflow in the gray_render_span function in smooth/ftgrays.c in FreeType before 2.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2500?

It affects 4 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2010-2500?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2010-2500 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2500, GHSA-2f5q-9jjp-h29j.