CVE-2017-8105
FreeType 2 Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 24, 2017, 6:59 p.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 FreeType packages to the latest version.
- For Debian, update to version 2.5.2-3+deb8u2.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-8105 has a 2 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2017-8105.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-8105 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-2017-8105
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).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-8105 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-8105 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=f958c48ee431bef8d4d466b40c9cb2d4dbcb7791 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3839 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99093 Added Reference https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=935 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14 Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.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 (excluding) 2.7.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 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]
Apr. 23, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 17, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99093 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99093 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3839 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3839 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.7.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.7.1 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3839 [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] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99093 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 28, 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 http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=f958c48ee431bef8d4d466b40c9cb2d4dbcb7791 No Types Assigned http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=f958c48ee431bef8d4d466b40c9cb2d4dbcb7791 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=935 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=935 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-787 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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.
1.74 }} 0.04%
score
0.81760
percentile