CVE-2015-9290

Public Exploit

Description

In FreeType before 2.6.1, a buffer over-read occurs in type1/t1parse.c on function T1_Get_Private_Dict where there is no check that the new values of cur and limit are sensible before going to Again.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.50%
Third-Party Advisory gnu.org Third-Party Advisory nongnu.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?45923 third party advisory exploit
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/src/type1/t1parse.c?id=e3058617f384cb6709f3878f753fa17aca9e3a30 third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00019.html mailing list
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38315305
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38315305?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-9290?
CVE-2015-9290 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-9290?
To fix CVE-2015-9290, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-9290 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-9290 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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