Out-of-bounds Read Affecting freetype package, versions <2.5.2-3+deb8u4


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.25% (86th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high
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Red Hat
6.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-FREETYPE-460588
  • published 3 Sep 2019
  • disclosed 3 Sep 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 freetype to version 2.5.2-3+deb8u4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freetype package and not the freetype package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

FreeType before 2.6.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read in T1_Get_Private_Dict in type1/t1parse.c.