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7.8high

CVE-2016-10244

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 r…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.4%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • git.savannah.gnu.org /cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=VER-2-7 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1038090 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201706-14 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • source.android.com /security/bulletin/2017-04-01 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/97405 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • bugs.chromium.org /p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=36 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3839 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1038201 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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