CVE-2015-9382 — Out-of-bounds Read in Freetype

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds ReadCWE-120 — Classic Buffer Overflow9 documents7 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8
EPSS
0.8%
top 25.95%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
FreetypeDebian FreetypeDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedSep 3
Latest updateMay 24

Description

FreeType before 2.6.1 has a buffer over-read in skip_comment in psaux/psobjs.c because ps_parser_skip_PS_token is mishandled in an FT_New_Memory_Face operation.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶debiandebian/freetype< freetype 2.6.1-0.1 (bookworm)
▶NVDfreetype/freetype< 2.6.1
▶Debianfreetype/freetype< 2.6.1-0.1+3
▶Ubuntufreetype/freetype< 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.8+esm1

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0

Patches

Patch: git.savannah.gnu.org ↗Patch: git.savannah.gnu.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-mvvp-jc53-vjxq: FreeType before 2↗2022-05-24
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OSV
freetype vulnerabilities↗2019-09-09
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OSV
CVE-2015-9382: FreeType before 2↗2019-09-03
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
FreeType vulnerabilities↗2019-09-09
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Red Hat
freetype: mishandling ps_parser_skip_PS_token in an FT_New_Memory_Face operation in skip_comment, psaux/psobjs.c, leads to a buffer over-read↗2019-09-03
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Debian
CVE-2015-9382: freetype - FreeType before 2.6.1 has a buffer over-read in skip_comment in psaux/psobjs.c b...↗2015
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-9382 freetype: mishandling ps_parser_skip_PS_token in an FT_New_Memory_Face operation in skip_comment, psaux/psobjs.c, leads to a buffer over-read↗2019-10-21
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Bugzilla
CVE-2015-9382 freetype: mishandling ps_parser_skip_PS_token in an FT_New_Memory_Face operation in skip_comment, psaux/psobjs.c, leads to a buffer over-read [fedora-all]↗2019-10-21
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