{"cve":"CVE-2010-2499","nvd":{"published":"2010-08-19T18:00:04.140","modified":"2026-06-16T23:20:52.167","status":"Modified","description":"Buffer overflow in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.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 LaserWriter PS font file with an embedded PFB fragment.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-120"],"references":["http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=c69891a1345640096fbf396e8dd567fe879ce233","http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=f29f741efbba0a5ce2f16464f648fb8d026ed4c8","http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html","http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/freetype/2010-07/msg00001.html","http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127905701201340&w=2"],"products":["apple:mac_os_x","canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","freetype:freetype"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:56:26.512081652+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2010-2499","score":0.06194,"percentile":0.93507,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}