# 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 name, which allows re

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=VER-2-7
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038090
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97405
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=36
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3839
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html

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