Out-of-bounds Read in Freetype
CVE-2022-27406
FreeType commit 22a0cccb4d9d002f33c1ba7a4b36812c7d4f46b5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function FT_Request_Size.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.034 (87.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Not Applicable)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (vendor-advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (vendor-advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (vendor-advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (vendor-advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-27406?
- CVE-2022-27406 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freetype, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2022-27406?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-27406 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.