#VU11093 Buffer overflow in FreeType - CVE-2016-10244

Vulnerability identifier: #VU11093

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10244

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
FreeType
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: freetype.org

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the The parse_charstrings function in type1/t1load.c due to a boundary error when it does not ensure that a font contains a glyph name. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file, trigger buffer overflow and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation
Update to version 2.7.

Vulnerable software versions

FreeType: 2.6.3 - 2.6.5

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External links
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=VER-2-7

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.