# CVE-2016-10328: FreeType 2 before 2016-12-16 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the cff\_parser\_run function in cff

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-04-14 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

FreeType 2 before 2016-12-16 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the cff_parser_run function in cff/cffparse.c.

## What to do

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## References

- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=49858
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=289
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=beecf80a6deecbaf5d264d4f864451bde4fe98b8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97677
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html

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