VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-9290
In FreeType before 2.6.1, a buffer over-read occurs in type1/t1parse.c on function T1_Get_Private_Dict where there is no check that the new values of cur and limit are sensible before going to Again.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.75%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.75%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In FreeType before 2.6.1, a buffer over-read occurs in type1/t1parse.c on function T1_Get_Private_Dict where there is no check that the new values of cur and limit are sensible before going to Again.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.75% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- freetype/freetype
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/src/type1/t1parse.c?id=e3058617f384cb6709f3878f753fa17aca9e3a30Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00019.html
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?45923Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38315305
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38315305?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/src/type1/t1parse.c?id=e3058617f384cb6709f3878f753fa17aca9e3a30Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00019.html
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?45923Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38315305
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38315305?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.