Critical severity · published Jul 30, 2019
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…
9.8
CVSS
2.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.7% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
Freetype · Freetype
before 2.6.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9290
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9290
Patch
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/src/type1/t1parse.c?id=e3058617f384cb6709f3878f753fa17aca9e3a30
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00019.html
Exploit
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?45923
support.f5.com
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38315305
support.f5.com
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38315305?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
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