CVE-2017-8105: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-8105UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8105DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8105DLA-918-1
Published 24-04-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-8105 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
4.36%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 5Timeline
- 24-04-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-24 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_decoder_parse_charstrings function in psaux/t1decode.c.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
4.36%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
91%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 4.36% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score4.36%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- freetype< 2.6.3-3.2 | < 2.4.9-1.1+deb7u6
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Alpine1 product
- freetype< 2.7.1-r1 | < 2.5.5-r1 | < 2.6.3-r0 | < 2.6.3-r1
Freetype1 product
- freetype< 2.7.1
Ubuntu1 product
- freetype< 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.8 | < 2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.3
4 vendors · 5 products
References
13 links- git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=f958c48ee431bef8d4d466b40c9cb2d4dbcb7791X Refsource MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlX Refsource MISC