CVE-2017-7864
CRITICALFreeType < 2.7.1 - Out-of-bounds Write via tt_size_reset Function
Title source: llmDescription
FreeType 2 before 2017-02-02 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the tt_size_reset function in truetype/ttobjs.c.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97673
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=e6699596af5c5d6f0ae0ea06e19df87dce088df8
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=509
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0377
EPSS Percentile
88.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (1)
freetype/freetype
< 2.7.1
Published
Apr 14, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026