CVE-2015-9383
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 3, 2019 at 04:52 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:36 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxFreeType
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
FreeType before 2.6.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read in tt_cmap14_validate in sfnt/ttcmap.c.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 2.6.2
Affected range stops below 2.6.2, 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)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00002.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?46346Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4126-1/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4126-2/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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