CVE-2010-3054
CVE-2010-3054 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freetype with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 5.0)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (87th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Affected product: Freetype
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in FreeType 2.3.9, and other versions before 2.4.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors involving nested Standard Encoding Accented Character (aka seac) calls, related to psaux.h, cffgload.c, cffgload.h, and t1decode.c.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-3054?
- Unspecified vulnerability in FreeType 2.3.9, and other versions before 2.4.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors involving nested Standard Encoding Accented Character (aka seac) calls, related to psaux.h, cffgload.c, cffgload.h, and t1decode.c.
- How severe is CVE-2010-3054?
- CVE-2010-3054 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2010-3054 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (87th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2010-3054?
- CVE-2010-3054 primarily affects Freetype. In total, 6 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2010-3054?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2010-3054 published?
- CVE-2010-3054 was published on 2010-08-19 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42314
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42317
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4456
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4457
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42621
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3045
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3046
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0736.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0737.html
Affected products (6)
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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