CVE-2016-10328

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.77% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=49858 third party advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=289 vdb entry third party advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=beecf80a6deecbaf5d264d4f864451bde4fe98b8 third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97677 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10328?
CVE-2016-10328 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-10328?
To fix CVE-2016-10328, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-10328 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-10328 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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