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CVE-2022-27404

Published: 22 April 2022

FreeType commit 1e2eb65048f75c64b68708efed6ce904c31f3b2f was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function sfnt_init_face.

Notes

AuthorNote
rodrigo-zaiden
vulnerable code was actually introduced in commit
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/commit/63765a8f
(version 2.8), the commit in the description is the commit
used to sync and test the reproducer.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
freetype
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (2.8.1-2ubuntu2.2)
focal
Released (2.10.1-2ubuntu0.2)
jammy
Released (2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(2.12.1+dfsg-2)
impish Ignored
(end of life)
upstream
Released (2.11.1+dfsg-2,2.12.0)
Patches:
upstream: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/commit/53dfdcd8198d2b3201a23c4bad9190519ba918db

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H