CVE-2015-3905
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way t1utils processed, for example, certain PFB (Printer Font Binary) files. An attacker could use this flaw to potentially execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into processing a specially crafted PFB file with t1utils.
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Statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having moderate security impact, a future update may address this flaw in t1utils.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 4.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | t1utils | Fix deferred |