Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2017-7857
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-08 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the TT_Get_MM_Var function in truetype/ttgxvar.c and the sfnt_init_face function in sfnt/sfobjs.c.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
EPSS Probability:3.63%
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| freetype | freetype | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
3.626%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2017-04-14T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2017-04-14T04:30:00 |
| Patch Date | 2017-04-14 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-05T16:19:28 |
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