Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-7857
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-08 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the TT_Get_MM_Var function in truetype/ttgxvar.c and the sfnt_init_face function in sfnt/sfobjs.c.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Products affected by CVE-2017-7857
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-7857
0.57%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 78 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-7857
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
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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
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5.9
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NIST | |
9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
|
5.9
|
NIST | 2024-07-24 |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-7857
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-7857
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https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2020Third Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14
FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201706-14) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=7bbb91fbf47fc0775cc9705673caf0c47a81f94b
freetype/freetype2.git - The FreeType 2 libraryPatch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97680
FreeType 2 CVE-2017-7857 Multiple Out of Bounds Write Heap Buffer Overflow VulnerabilitiesBroken Link;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=759
759 - freetype2: Heap-buffer-overflow in TT_Get_MM_Var - oss-fuzz - MonorailIssue Tracking;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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