CVE-2015-9382

Public Exploit

Description

FreeType before 2.6.1 has a buffer over-read in skip_comment in psaux/psobjs.c because ps_parser_skip_PS_token is mishandled in an FT_New_Memory_Face operation.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.80% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/src/psaux/psobjs.c?id=db5a4a9ae7b0048f033361744421da8569642f73 third party advisory patch
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?45922 third party advisory issue tracking exploit
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00002.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4126-2/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4254 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-9382?
CVE-2015-9382 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-9382?
To fix CVE-2015-9382, 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-2015-9382 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-9382 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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