Vulnerability identifier: #VU11093
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
FreeType
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: freetype.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the The parse_charstrings function in type1/t1load.c due to a boundary error when it does not ensure that a font contains a glyph name. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file, trigger buffer overflow and cause the service to crash.
Mitigation
Update to version 2.7.
Vulnerable software versions
FreeType: 2.6.3 - 2.6.5
External links
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=VER-2-7
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?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.