CVE-2015-3905

Summary

CVECVE-2015-3905
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-06-08 14:59:11 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the set_cs_start function in t1disasm.c in t1utils before 1.39 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.10 All All All
Application T1utils Project T1utils 1.38 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
t1utils: Arbitrary code execution (GLSA 201507-10) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
#779274 - t1utils: CVE-2015-3905: buffer overflow in set_cs_start - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Exploit
Bug 1218365 – CVE-2015-3905 t1utils: buffer overflow flaw af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
oss-security - CVE Request: t1utils: buffer overflow in set_cs_start af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
t1disasm: buffer overflow in set_cs_start · Issue #4 · kohler/t1utils · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit
t1utils Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
USN-2627-1: t1utils vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ubuntu.com
Security fixes. · kohler/t1utils@6b9d1aa · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
t1utils/NEWS at master · kohler/t1utils · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: t1utils: buffer overflow in set_cs_start af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
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