CVE-2016-10244 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the FreeType 2 library, specifically affecting versions prior to 2.7, and impacting Debian Linux distributions utilizing FreeType. This flaw, residing in the parse_charstrings function, allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially other unspecified impacts through a crafted file. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), it presents a significant risk, requiring user interaction (UI:R) for exploitation but with low attack complexity (AC:L) and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not widely targeted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.