CVE-2017-8287

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2017-03-26
CWE:
CWE-122
Bugzilla:
1446073: CVE-2017-8287 freetype: heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

FreeType 2 before 2017-03-26 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the t1_builder_close_contour function in psaux/psobjs.c.

Find out more about CVE-2017-8287 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 7
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 freetype Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 freetype Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 freetype Not affected
RHEV Manager 3 mingw-virt-viewer Will not fix

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