CVE-2016-10244
freetype - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.33%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-10244
To remediate CVE-2016-10244, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.5.5-r1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.6.3-3.1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.4.9-1.1+deb7u4 or later
- —upgrade to 2.5.2-3+deb8u2 or later
Is CVE-2016-10244 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 2.5.5-r1
- from 0, < 2.6.3-3.1
- from 0, < 2.4.9-1.1+deb7u4
- from 0, < 2.5.2-3+deb8u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |