CVE-2016-10244
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-10244 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-03-06 06:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-125 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3839-1 freetype | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| FreeType parse_charstrings() Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Application to Crash - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Android Security Bulletin—April 2017 | Android Open Source Project | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | source.android.com | Third Party Advisory |
| FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201706-14) — Gentoo Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Google Android Multiple Flaws Let Users Deny Service, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Gain Elevated Privileges and Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2020 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | |
| Google Android Freetype CVE-2016-10244 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| ChangeLog - freetype/freetype2.git - The FreeType 2 library | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.savannah.gnu.org | Release Notes, Third Party Advisory |
| 36 - Heap-buffer-overflow in ps_check_extra_glyph_name - oss-fuzz - Monorail | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.chromium.org | Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710396 Gentoo Linux FreeType Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201706-14)