HIGH
t1utils: buffer overflow flaw
Published Jun 8, 2015
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.86%
Description
Buffer 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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 14.04
- 14.10
Configuration 2
- 1.38
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
t1utils
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | t1utils | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.86% 0.06857
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06857
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.86% (0.06857) | 93.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.91% (0.06905) | 93.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2025 | 4.71% (0.04715) | 88.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.71% (0.03709) | 86.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.49% (0.05492) | 83.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.71% (0.03709) | 87.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 18, 2025 | 5.77% (0.05768) | 93.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 7.68% (0.07677) | 94.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 13, 2024 | 7.63% (0.07630) | 93.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 7.46% (0.07460) | 93.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 81.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (13)
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2627-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/13/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/22/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74674 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3905 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=779274 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218365 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/kohler/t1utils/blob/master/NEWS x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/kohler/t1utils/commit/6b9d1aafcb61a3663c883663eb19ccdbfcde8d33 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/kohler/t1utils/issues/4 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3905
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-10 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3905
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2627-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/13/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/22/10 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74674 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3905 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=779274 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218365 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/kohler/t1utils/blob/master/NEWS | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/kohler/t1utils/commit/6b9d1aafcb61a3663c883663eb19ccdbfcde8d33 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/kohler/t1utils/issues/4 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3905 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-10 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3905 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Jun 8, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 12, 2015
Link CVE-2015-3905
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a