openEuler update for freetype

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU105715

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-27363

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted font to the application that is using an affected version of the library, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP4 - 24.03 LTS

freetype-help: before 2.12.1-4

freetype-devel: before 2.12.1-4

freetype-demos: before 2.12.1-4

freetype-debugsource: before 2.12.1-4

freetype-debuginfo: before 2.12.1-4

freetype: before 2.12.1-4

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:openeuler:20.03:LTS SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:openeuler:22.03:LTS SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:openeuler:22.03:LTS SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:freetype-help:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:freetype-devel:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:freetype-demos:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:freetype-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:freetype-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*

External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2025-1300

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.