Buffer overflow in Freetype
CVE-2020-15999
Heap buffer overflow in Freetype in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.506 (98.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Freetype
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Netapp Ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31
- Opensuse Backports_sle — versions 15.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Third Party Advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Release Notes)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Not Applicable)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-15999?
- CVE-2020-15999 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Freetype, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2020-11-03.
- How severe is CVE-2020-15999?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-15999 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2020-15999 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 30 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.