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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-848-1 freetype security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3839-1 freetype security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-1429 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3237-1 FreeType vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:14:42.886Z

Reserved: 2017-03-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-10244

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-06T06:59:00.177

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-10244

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-08-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-10244 - Bugzilla

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