8.8

CVE-2015-9381: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-9381DEBIAN-CVE-2015-9381
Published 03-09-2019Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-9381 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
46/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.92%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 03-09-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

FreeType before 2.6.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read in T1_Get_Private_Dict in type1/t1parse.c.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.92%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.92% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.92%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (savannah.nongnu.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Freetype1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • freetype< 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.8+esm1

3 vendors · 4 products

References

9 links