CVE-2017-8287

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-8287
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-27 00:59:00 UTC
Updated2021-01-26 12:33:00 UTC
DescriptionFreeType 2 before 2017-03-26 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function in psaux/psobjs.c.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Freetype Freetype All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
freetype/freetype2.git - The FreeType 2 library MISC git.savannah.gnu.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
941 - freetype2: Heap-buffer-overflow in psh_glyph_init - oss-fuzz - Monorail MISC bugs.chromium.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3839-1 freetype DEBIAN www.debian.org
FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201706-14) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
FreeType 2 CVE-2017-8287 Out of Bounds Write Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2020 N/A www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2019 MISC www.oracle.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500191 Alpine Linux Security Update for freetype
  • 503931 Alpine Linux Security Update for freetype
  • 710396 Gentoo Linux FreeType Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201706-14)
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