freetype: parse_charstrings function in type1/t1load.c does not ensure that a font contains a glyph name
Published Mar 6, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.23%
Description
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
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
freetype
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
freetype
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
freetype
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
mingw-virt-viewer
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | freetype | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | freetype | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | freetype | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03235) | 87.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03235) | 87.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 5.15% (0.05145) | 92.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03235) | 87.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 5.15% (0.05145) | 91.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03235) | 87.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 5.15% (0.05145) | 91.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03235) | 87.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 5.15% (0.05145) | 91.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03235) | 86.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.38% (0.00378) | 57.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 84.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 84.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 0.93% (0.00933) | 82.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 22, 2023 | 0.79% (0.00794) | 79.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2023 | 0.68% (0.00683) | 76.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00570) | 74.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 76.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 74.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.78% (0.01776) | 53.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=VER-2-7 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3839 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97405 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038090 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10244 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=36 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1429965 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10244
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10244
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html x_refsource_MISC
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