CVE-2016-10244

freetype: parse_charstrings function in type1/t1load.c does not ensure that a font contains a glyph name

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.9

CVSS 3.0

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Published · August 25, 2016

Updated · May 13, 2026

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.9
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation