CVE-2017-7864
FreeType 2 Out-of-Bounds Write Buffer Overflow
Description
FreeType 2 before 2017-02-02 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the tt_size_reset function in truetype/ttobjs.c.
INFO
Published Date :
April 14, 2017, 4:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the freetype2 packages to the latest versions.
- Update the affected Linux packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-7864.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=e6699596af5c5d6f0ae0ea06e19df87dce088df8 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97673 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=509 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14 | |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html | |
| http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=e6699596af5c5d6f0ae0ea06e19df87dce088df8 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97673 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=509 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14 | |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-7864 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-7864
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-7864 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-7864 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=e6699596af5c5d6f0ae0ea06e19df87dce088df8 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97673 Added Reference https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=509 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14 Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jan. 26, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.7.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.7.1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 15, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=509 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=509 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=e6699596af5c5d6f0ae0ea06e19df87dce088df8 No Types Assigned http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=e6699596af5c5d6f0ae0ea06e19df87dce088df8 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97673 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97673 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-787 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype2:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 19, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97673 [No Types Assigned]
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.61 }} 0.13%
score
0.68641
percentile