CVE-2016-10328: freetype Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2018:0837-1UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10328USN-3263-1
Published 14-04-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-10328 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in freetype. EPSS estimates a 3.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
3.70%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 14-04-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versionsCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 2 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Critical 9.8Preferred score · OSV · Ubuntu (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesSingle source
High 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.70%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
90%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.70% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score3.70%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Suse5 products
- freetype2&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4< 2.3.7-25.45.8.1
- freetype2&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4< 2.3.7-25.45.8.1
- freetype2&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4< 2.3.7-25.45.8.1
- ft2demos&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4< 2.3.7-25.45.8.1
- ft2demos&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4< 2.3.7-25.45.8.1
Freetype1 product
- freetype≤ 2.7
Oracle1 product
Ubuntu1 product
- freetype< 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.7 | < 2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.2
4 vendors · 8 products
References
12 links- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=289X Refsource MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryREPORT
- git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=beecf80a6deecbaf5d264d4f864451bde4fe98b8X Refsource MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryREPORT