CVE-2010-1797

Exp

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the cff_decoder_parse_charstrings function in the CFF Type2 CharStrings interpreter in cff/cffgload.c in FreeType before 2.4.2, as used in Apple iOS before 4.0.2 on the iPhone and iPod touch and before 3.2.2 on the iPad, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted CFF opcodes in embedded fonts in a PDF document, as demonstrated by JailbreakMe. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2010-08-16 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2010-1797 is rated High Exploit Risk (91.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 59.72%, 98th percentile). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +11.28% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-1797

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
14727 exploit_db edb 2010-08-24 Exploit-DB ↗
14538 exploit_db edb 2010-08-03 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-1797

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-01 48.44% 59.72% +11.28%
2 2025-08-11 32.58% 48.44% +15.86%
3 2025-07-20 — 32.58% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-1797

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-1797

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-1797

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2010-1797 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (freetype), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-1797
gentoo normal CVE-2010-1797: 1 GLSA(s) (201201-09), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/freetype); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-1797
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1797
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-1797 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (freetype), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, jaunty, karmic, lucid, upstream): released 6. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-1797

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-1797

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple iphone_os 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.2:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.3:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.4:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.5:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.0:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.0.2:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:2.2.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.0.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.2:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.1.3:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:3.2.1:-:ipad:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:4.0.1:-:ipodtouch:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-1797

URL Tags
http://freetype.sourceforge.net/index2.html#release-freetype-2.4.2
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=018f5c27813dd7eef4648fe254632ecea0c85a50
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=11d65e8a1f1f14e56148fd991965424d9bd1cdbc
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/66828
http://secunia.com/advisories/40807 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40816 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40982 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48951
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/freetype2/2.4.2/NEWS/view
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4291 Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4292 Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14538 Exploit
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002002.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42151 Exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-972-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2018 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2106 Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+source/freetype/+bug/617019
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621144
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60856
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