Vulnerability identifier: #VU75888

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2004

CWE-ID: CWE-190

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 execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the tt_hvadvance_adjust() function in src/truetype/ttgxvar.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FreeType: 2.0 - 2.12.1

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External links
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2186428
http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2004
http://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=50462
http://github.com/freetype/freetype/commit/e6fda039ad638866b7a6a5d046f03278ba1b7611
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NGWWGQULJ7QRNP4GY57HE7OO7VMRWMPN/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FEJZMAUB4XP44HSHEBDWEKFGA7DUHY42/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4AOSGAOPXLBK4A5ZRTVZ4M6QKVLSWMWG/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RJQI63HWZFL6M26Q6UOHKDY6LD2PFC5Z/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KDNGTGQAUZJ6YQDI2AVGYIFFPUMMZLKS/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VRSEIYMPWLVPGTC34N2Q3WAUHGGOWSWP/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SFZWDF43D73C5KWFF26GIIVZJKEFPS3K/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IHHD6KNH4WLUE6JG6HRQZWNAJMHJ32X7/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SLO7BL2MHZYPY6O3OAEAQL3SKYMGGO6M/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ES2CDRHR2Y4WY6DNDIAPYZFXJU3ZBFAV/

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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.