Vulnerability identifier: #VU21529

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-2015-9290

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 denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the T1_Get_Private_Dict() function in type1/t1parse.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted font, trick the victim into loading it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the application.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FreeType: 2.6

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External links
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/src/type1/t1parse.c?id=e3058617f384cb6709f3878f753fa17aca9e3a30
http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?45923

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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.