CVE-2016-10244

NONE EPSS 86.7%
Published Mar 6, 20179y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
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Published Mar 6, 2017 9y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The parse_charstrings function in type1/t1load.c in FreeType 2 before 2.7 does not ensure that a font contains a glyph name, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
86.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read Memory Safety

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
freetypefreetype* <2.7.1
debiandebian_linux8.0any

References 9

  • git.savannah.gnu.org http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=VER-2-7
    Release NotesThird Party Advisory
  • debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3839
    Third Party Advisory
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97405
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038090
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • bugs.chromium.org https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=36
    ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
  • security.gentoo.org https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14
    Third Party Advisory
  • source.android.com https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
    Third Party Advisory
  • oracle.com https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html

Remediation

  • bugs.chromium.org https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=36
    ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory