Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-9290
Potential exploit
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.
Products affected by CVE-2015-9290
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-9290
0.50%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 64 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-9290
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
|
NIST | |
|
9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-9290
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The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-9290
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http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/src/type1/t1parse.c?id=e3058617f384cb6709f3878f753fa17aca9e3a30
freetype/freetype2.git - The FreeType 2 libraryPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?45923
The FreeType Project - Bugs: bug #45923, buffer overflow in... [Savannah]Exploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38315305
FreeType vulnerability CVE-2015-9290
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https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38315305?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS
FreeType vulnerability CVE-2015-9290
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00019.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 1887-1] freetype security update
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