FreeType 2 before 2017-03-26 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer…
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03614 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | Affected | — |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8287
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8m73-wffv-p6q9
References
More Freetype vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-12611 Buffer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2025-20210 Out-of-bounds write in FreeType KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-16833 FreeType 2.8.1 has a signed integer overflow in cf2_doFlex in cff/cf2intrp.c. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2
- TI-2012-01032 FreeType before 2.4.9, as used in Mozilla Firefox Mobile before 10.0.4 and other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2011-02548 The LZW decompressor in (1) the BufCompressedFill function in fontfile/decompress.c in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2010-03164 Integer overflow in base/ftstream.c in libXft (aka the X FreeType library) in FreeType… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2017-8287 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-8287 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8m73-wffv-p6q9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-8287 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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