Out-of-bounds Write Affecting freetype package, versions <2.6.3-3.2+deb9u2


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Mature
    EPSS 2.55% (90th percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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SUSE
8.1 high
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Red Hat
8.6 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-FREETYPE-1019584
  • published 21 Oct 2020
  • disclosed 3 Nov 2020

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 freetype to version 2.6.3-3.2+deb9u2 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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap buffer overflow in Freetype in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.