UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10244

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10244
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10244.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10244
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Published
2017-03-06T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:58Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
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

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/freetype@2.5.2-1ubuntu2.6?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.6

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.12-0ubuntu1
2.5.0.1-0ubuntu2
2.5.1-1ubuntu1
2.5.1-1ubuntu2
2.5.1-2ubuntu1
2.5.2-1ubuntu1
2.5.2-1ubuntu2
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.1
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.2
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.3
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "freetype2-demos",
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6",
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.6"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/freetype@2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.2-4ubuntu2
2.6.1-0.1ubuntu1
2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "freetype2-demos",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.1"
        }
    ]
}