freetype: heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function
Published Apr 27, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.64%
Description
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-26 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function in psaux/psobjs.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
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
mingw-virt-viewer
Under investigation
| 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 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | mingw-virt-viewer | Under investigation | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
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:H/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
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- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.64% (0.03644) | 89.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.47% (0.03473) | 87.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 10, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00495) | 64.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00949) | 83.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00949) | 82.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00949) | 80.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.67% (0.00667) | 76.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 34.20th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 33.50th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 73.96th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (11)
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=3774fc08b502c3e685afca098b6e8a195aded6a0 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3839 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99091 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8287 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=941 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446073 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8287
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8287
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=3774fc08b502c3e685afca098b6e8a195aded6a0 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3839 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99091 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8287 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=941 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446073 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8287 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8287 | ||
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html | x_refsource_MISC |
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