Is CVE-2010-2498 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2010-2498 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2010-2498?

CVE-2010-2498 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2010-2498?

CVE-2010-2498 has an EPSS score of 5.64% (92th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2498?

Upgrade freetype on debian 11 to 2.4.0-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2010-2498

MEDIUMEPSS 92th pctl

6.8

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

freetypeDebian

Fixed in:2.4.0-1CVE-2010-2498

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

5.64%probability of exploitation in 30 days

92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Exploit1

savannah.nongnu.org

Third-Party Advisory10

Other references1

support.apple.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.