freetype: heap-based buffer overflow related to the TT_Get_MM_Var function
Published Apr 14, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.63%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
freetype
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
freetype
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
freetype
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
mingw-virt-viewer
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | freetype | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | freetype | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | freetype | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | 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:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
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Percentile over time
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Table of values (15 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.63% (0.03626) | 89.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.63% (0.03626) | 88.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.02% (0.02017) | 82.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.04% (0.04042) | 80.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.91% (0.00911) | 82.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 0.91% (0.00911) | 82.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.91% (0.00911) | 80.36th | 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) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 30.57th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 29.93th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 68.62th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=7bbb91fbf47fc0775cc9705673caf0c47a81f94b x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97680 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7857 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=759 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1444898 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7857
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7857
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=7bbb91fbf47fc0775cc9705673caf0c47a81f94b | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97680 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7857 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=759 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1444898 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7857 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7857 | ||
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
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