FreeType 2 cff/cffparse.c cff_parser_run out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in FreeType 2 and classified as critical. The impacted element is the function cff_parser_run of the file cff/cffparse.c. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-10328. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in FreeType 2 (Software Library) (the affected version is unknown). Affected is the function cff_parser_run of the file cff/cffparse.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

FreeType 2 before 2016-12-16 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the cff_parser_run function in cff/cffparse.c.

The bug was discovered 12/16/2016. The weakness was published 04/14/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at git.savannah.gnu.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-10328 since 04/14/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 119 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99421 (Debian DLA-900-1 : freetype security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170999 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for freetype2 (SUSE-SU-2018:0837-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (99421) and SecurityFocus (BID 97677†). Similar entry is available at VDB-153473. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 99421
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-900-1 : freetype security update
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OpenVAS ID: 841810
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for freetype USN-3263-1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: git.savannah.gnu.org

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: git.savannah.gnu.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-10328 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10328
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99810
SecurityFocus: 97677 - FreeType 2 CVE-2016-10328 Out of Bounds Write Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10328 - FreeType 2 - Buffer Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2017 11:02
Updated: 11/29/2022 09:38
Changes: 04/14/2017 11:02 (68), 08/30/2020 17:10 (12), 11/29/2022 09:38 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:19E:103

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