Heap-based buffer overflow in FreeType - CVE-2017-8287
Published: March 15, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11095
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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-2017-8287
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: freetype.org
Affected software:
FreeType
FreeType
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8287
Update to version 2.8.