Fedora 24 update for graphite2



| Updated: 2025-04-24
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-7778
CWE-ID CWE-787
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

graphite2
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU7081

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7778

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in Graphite 2 library due to out-of-bounds-write. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 24

graphite2: before 1.3.10-1.fc24

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-e0a9e51dd5


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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