#VU20971 Out-of-bounds read in FreeType


Published: 2019-09-10

Vulnerability identifier: #VU20971

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-9382

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
FreeType
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: freetype.org

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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FreeType: 2.0 - 2.6


External links
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/src/psaux/psobjs.c?id=db5a4a9ae7b0048f033361744421da8569642f73
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00002.html
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?45922
http://usn.ubuntu.com/4126-2/


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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