Improper Input Validation Affecting freetype-devel package, versions *
Threat Intelligence
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed25 Aug 2016
Introduced: 25 Aug 2016
CVE-2016-10244 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:6 freetype-devel.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freetype-devel package and not the freetype-devel package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97405
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=VER-2-7
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=36
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10244
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3839
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038090
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201