VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-3905
Buffer overflow in the set_cs_start function in t1disasm.c in t1utils before 1.39 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.91%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.91%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the set_cs_start function in t1disasm.c in t1utils before 1.39 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.91% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux · t1utils project/t1utils
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2627-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/13/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/22/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74674
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=779274Exploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218365
- https://github.com/kohler/t1utils/blob/master/NEWS
- https://github.com/kohler/t1utils/commit/6b9d1aafcb61a3663c883663eb19ccdbfcde8d33
- https://github.com/kohler/t1utils/issues/4Exploit
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-10
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2627-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/13/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/22/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74674
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=779274Exploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218365
- https://github.com/kohler/t1utils/blob/master/NEWS
- https://github.com/kohler/t1utils/commit/6b9d1aafcb61a3663c883663eb19ccdbfcde8d33
- https://github.com/kohler/t1utils/issues/4Exploit
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-10
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.