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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 n

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00334
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
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Affected Products & Versions

2
freetype< 2.7.1
debian linuxall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocbugs.chromium.org · detail?id=36bugs.chromium.org
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD06 Mar 2017 · 06:59 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

4
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:0462-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:0414-1
android-securityANDROID-2017-04-01High
usnUSN-3237-1
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=VER-2-7Release NotesThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3839Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97405Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038090Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14Third Party Advisory
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