freetype: a heap-based buffer over-read in tt_cmap14_validate in sfnt/ttcmap.c may lead to a DoS
Published Sep 3, 2019
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.28%
Description
FreeType before 2.6.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read in tt_cmap14_validate in sfnt/ttcmap.c.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
Configuration 3
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 16.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
freetype
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
chromium-browser
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
freetype
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
freetype
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
freetype
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | freetype | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | chromium-browser | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | freetype | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | freetype | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | freetype | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.28% (0.02281) | 82.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.28% (0.02281) | 80.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 2.95% (0.02952) | 85.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 4.00% (0.04005) | 87.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.34% (0.01343) | 78.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.74% (0.13743) | 90.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.34% (0.01343) | 78.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00377) | 73.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00450) | 74.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00450) | 71.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00520) | 73.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.55% (0.00546) | 73.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=57cbb8c148999ba8f14ed53435fc071ac9953afd x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-9383 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1763613 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00002.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9383
- https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?46346 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4126-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4126-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9383
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=57cbb8c148999ba8f14ed53435fc071ac9953afd | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-9383 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1763613 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00002.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9383 | ||
| https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?46346 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4126-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4126-2/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9383 |
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