DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10244

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10244
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10244.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10244
Upstream
Published
2017-03-06T06:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:16:51Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freetype?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.3-3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freetype?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.3-3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freetype?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.3-3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freetype?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.3-3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}