Buffer overflow in Freetype
CVE-2022-27404
FreeType commit 1e2eb65048f75c64b68708efed6ce904c31f3b2f was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function sfnt_init_face.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/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
- Freetype
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34, 35, 36
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/issues/1138 (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-06 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-27404?
- CVE-2022-27404 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Freetype, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2022-27404?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-27404 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.