SB2017050222 - Fedora 26 update for freetype
Published: May 2, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017050222
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8105)
CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in the t1_decoder_parse_charstrings function due to heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code.
2) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8287)
CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in the t1_builder_close_contour function due to heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.