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
EPSS: 0.028 (84.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Freetype
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34, 35, 36
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (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.