High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 6, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-10244
CVE-2016-10244
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.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
9- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detailnvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/ChangeLognvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3839nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97405nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038090nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14nvdThird Party Advisory
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlnvd
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