CVE-2016-10244

High

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.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.8

Exploit probability—

Product

Freetype

PublishedMar 6, 2017

First seenMar 6, 2017

How to fix

Update

freetype freetype2.7.1 or later

Vendor advisories

security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
freetype freetype	v < 2.7.1	2.7.1
debian debian_linux	8.0	—

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