Out-of-bounds Read Affecting freetype package, versions <0:2.8-12.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.05% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-FREETYPE-2129251
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed17 Sept 2019

Introduced: 17 Sep 2019

CVE-2015-9381  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 freetype to version 0:2.8-12.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freetype package and not the freetype package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

FreeType before 2.6.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read in T1_Get_Private_Dict in type1/t1parse.c.