CVE-2015-9290
N/A
Published: July 30, 2019 at 12:36 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:36 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeType
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
In FreeType before 2.6.1, a buffer over-read occurs in type1/t1parse.c on function T1_Get_Private_Dict where there is no check that the new values of cur and limit are sensible before going to Again.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.6.1
Affected range stops below 2.6.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/src/type1/t1parse.c?id=e3058617f384cb6709f3878f753fa17aca9e3a30Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00019.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?45923x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38315305?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSSQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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