CVE-2016-10244

7.8 HIGH
Published: March 06, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=VER-2-7
Source: cve@mitre.org
Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3839
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97405
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038090
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=36
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=VER-2-7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3839
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97405
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038090
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=36
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.2%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

freetype debian