CVE-2017-8105

Description

FreeType 2 before 2017-03-24 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_decoder_parse_charstrings function in psaux/t1decode.c.

References

Link	Tags
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=f958c48ee431bef8d4d466b40c9cb2d4dbcb7791	third party advisory patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99093	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3839	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=935	third party advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8105?: CVE-2017-8105 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-8105?: To fix CVE-2017-8105, 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-2017-8105 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2017-8105 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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Description

Category

CWE-787 – Out-of-bounds Write

References

Frequently Asked Questions