Out-of-bounds Read in Freetype
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/src/type1/t1parse.c (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00019.html (mailing-list)
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K38315305
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K38315305
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-9290?
- CVE-2015-9290 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Freetype, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-07-30.
- How severe is CVE-2015-9290?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.