CVE-2017-8287
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-26 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function in psaux/psobjs.c.
02 Description
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-26 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function in psaux/psobjs.c.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.61% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 89.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-04-27 00:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 16:34Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-04-26
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- dc7842c06b430a8ff24ac865df9b2e3f512e7044d857f4fefd5d9a74ea4beead
05 Affected products
06 References
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201706-14https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14
- git.savannah.gnu.orghttp://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=3774fc08b502c3e685afca098b6e8a195aded6a0
- bugs.chromium.orghttps://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=941
- www.debian.orgDSA-3839http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3839
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- www.securityfocus.com99091http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99091
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- freetype2 Fixed in 2.7.1-2
- lib32-freetype2 Fixed in 2.7.1-2
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- freetype Fixed in 2.6.3-3.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- freetype Fixed in 2.6.3-3.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- freetype Fixed in 2.6.3-3.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- freetype Fixed in 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.8
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- freetype Fixed in 2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.