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Out-of-bounds Read Affecting freetype package, versions <2.5.2-1ubuntu2.6

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.06% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-FREETYPE-379969
  • published6 Mar 2017
  • disclosed6 Mar 2017
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Introduced: 6 Mar 2017

CVE-2016-10244  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 freetype to version 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freetype package and not the freetype package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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.