CVE-2017-8287
published 2017-04-27CVE-2017-8287: FreeType 2 before 2017-03-26 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function in…
PriorityP349critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
3.50%
87.9th percentile
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-26 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function in psaux/psobjs.c.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | freetype | < freetype 2.6.3-3.2 (bookworm) | freetype 2.6.3-3.2 (bookworm) |
| freetype | freetype | <= 2.7.1 | — |
| freetype | freetype | >= 0 < 2.6.3-3.2 | 2.6.3-3.2 |
| freetype | freetype | >= 0 < 2.6.3-3.2 | 2.6.3-3.2 |
| freetype | freetype | >= 0 < 2.6.3-3.2 | 2.6.3-3.2 |
| freetype | freetype | >= 0 < 2.6.3-3.2 | 2.6.3-3.2 |
| ubuntu | freetype | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL
vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL
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GHSA
GHSA-8m73-wffv-p6q9: FreeType 2 before 2017-03-26 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function in psa
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-8287 [CRITICAL] CWE-119 GHSA-8m73-wffv-p6q9: FreeType 2 before 2017-03-26 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function in psa
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-26 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function in psaux/psobjs.c.
OSV
CVE-2017-8287: FreeType 2 before 2017-03-26 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function in psa
osv·2017-04-27·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-8287 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-8287: FreeType 2 before 2017-03-26 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function in psa
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-26 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function in psaux/psobjs.c.
Ubuntu
FreeType vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-05-17
CVE-2017-8105 FreeType vulnerabilities
Title: FreeType vulnerabilities
Summary: FreeType could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially
crafted font file.
It was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed
font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font
file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.
Ubuntu
FreeType vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-05-09
CVE-2017-8105 FreeType vulnerabilities
Title: FreeType vulnerabilities
Summary: FreeType could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially
crafted font file.
It was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed
font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font
file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
freetype: heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function
vendor_redhat·2017-03-26·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-8287 [CRITICAL] CWE-122 freetype: heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function
freetype: heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-26 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function in psaux/psobjs.c.
Statement: Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Package: freetype (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: freetype (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: freetype (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Package: mingw-virt-viewer (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
Debian
CVE-2017-8287: freetype - FreeType 2 before 2017-03-26 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based b...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-8287 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-8287: freetype - FreeType 2 before 2017-03-26 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based b...
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-26 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function in psaux/psobjs.c.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.6.3-3.2)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.6.3-3.2)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.6.3-3.2)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.6.3-3.2)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.6.3-3.2)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-8287 mingw-freetype: freetype: heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-04-27·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-8287 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-8287 mingw-freetype: freetype: heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-8287 mingw-freetype: freetype: heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-8287 freetype: heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-04-27·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-8287 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-8287 freetype: heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-8287 freetype: heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-8287 freetype: heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function
bugzilla·2017-04-27·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-8287 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-8287 freetype: heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function
CVE-2017-8287 freetype: heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-26 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function in psaux/psobjs.c.
Upstream patch:
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=3774fc08b502c3e685afca098b6e8a195aded6a0
Bug report:
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=941
Discussion:
Created freetype tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1446074]
Created mingw-freetype tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-7 [bug 1446076]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1446075]
---
Statement:
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not cur
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-8287 mingw-freetype: freetype: heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function [epel-7]
bugzilla·2017-04-27·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-8287 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-8287 mingw-freetype: freetype: heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function [epel-7]
CVE-2017-8287 mingw-freetype: freetype: heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function [epel-7]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-7.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
Discussi
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=3774fc08b502c3e685afca098b6e8a195aded6a0http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3839http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99091https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=941https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.htmlhttp://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=3774fc08b502c3e685afca098b6e8a195aded6a0http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3839http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99091https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=941https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
2017-04-27
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