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

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

FreeType en versiones anteriores a la. 6.1 tiene una sobrelectura de búfer en skip_comment en psaux/psobjs.c porque ps_parser_skip_PS_token se controla incorrectamente en una operación FT_New_Memory_Face.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-09-03 CVE Reserved
2019-09-03 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
2024-08-27 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00002.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?45922	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/src/psaux/psobjs.c?id=db5a4a9ae7b0048f033361744421da8569642f73	2019-09-10

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4254	2019-09-10
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4126-2	2019-09-10
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-9382	2019-12-17
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1763609	2019-12-17

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Freetype Search vendor "Freetype"		Freetype Search vendor "Freetype" for product "Freetype"				< 2.6.1 Search vendor "Freetype" for product "Freetype" and version " < 2.6.1"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected