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CVE-2016-10244
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-03-06T06:59:00.177 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:39:21.277

Summary

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.

Affected products

freetype — freetype

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References

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