CVE-2015-9383

Public Exploit

Description

FreeType before 2.6.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read in tt_cmap14_validate in sfnt/ttcmap.c.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.34% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=57cbb8c148999ba8f14ed53435fc071ac9953afd patch
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?46346 issue tracking exploit third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00002.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4126-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4126-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-9383?
CVE-2015-9383 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-9383?
To fix CVE-2015-9383, 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-2015-9383 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-9383 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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