VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-7857
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-08 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the TT_Get_MM_Var function in truetype/ttgxvar.c and the sfnt_init_face function in sfnt/sfobjs.c.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.63%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-08 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the TT_Get_MM_Var function in truetype/ttgxvar.c and the sfnt_init_face function in sfnt/sfobjs.c.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.63% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- freetype/freetype
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=7bbb91fbf47fc0775cc9705673caf0c47a81f94bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97680Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=759Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=7bbb91fbf47fc0775cc9705673caf0c47a81f94bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97680Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=759Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.