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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T02:32:16.854Z
Reserved: 2010-06-28T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2010-2498

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2010-08-19T18:00:04.000
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2010-2498
