Out-of-bounds read in FreeType - CVE-2015-9382
Published: September 10, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20971
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-9382
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to 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. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-9382
Install update from vendor's website.