CRITICAL
freetype: heap-based buffer overflow related to the cff_parser_run function
Published Apr 14, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.70%
Description
FreeType 2 before 2016-12-16 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the cff_parser_run function in cff/cffparse.c.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.5.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
freetype
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
freetype
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
freetype
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
mingw-virt-viewer
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | freetype | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | freetype | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | freetype | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.8 HIGH Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.70% 0.03699
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03699
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.70% (0.03699) | 89.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.70% (0.03699) | 88.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.77% (0.00771) | 71.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.93% (0.02933) | 77.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.77% (0.00771) | 71.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.91% (0.00907) | 83.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 21, 2024 | 0.93% (0.00934) | 82.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 0.93% (0.00934) | 80.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01320) | 83.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (10)
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=beecf80a6deecbaf5d264d4f864451bde4fe98b8 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=49858 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97677 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10328 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=289 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1444895 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10328
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10328
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=beecf80a6deecbaf5d264d4f864451bde4fe98b8 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=49858 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97677 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10328 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=289 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1444895 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10328 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10328 | ||
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 14, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 14, 2017
Link CVE-2016-10328
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a