freetype: heap-based buffer overflow related to the tt_size_reset function
Published Apr 14, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.77%
Description
FreeType 2 before 2017-02-02 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the tt_size_reset function in truetype/ttobjs.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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
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
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- 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 | 3.77% (0.03771) | 89.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.77% (0.03771) | 88.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| 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=e6699596af5c5d6f0ae0ea06e19df87dce088df8 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97673 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7864 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=509 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1444911 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7864
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7864
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=e6699596af5c5d6f0ae0ea06e19df87dce088df8 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97673 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7864 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=509 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1444911 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7864 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7864 | ||
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html | x_refsource_MISC |
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