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CVE-2020-15999

Public on 2020-11-03
Modified on 2022-10-25
Description

A heap buffer overflow leading to out-of-bounds write was found in freetype. Memory allocation based on truncated PNG width and height values allows for an out-of-bounds write to occur in application memory when an attacker supplies a specially crafted TTF file.

Severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
8.6
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core freetype 2020-12-08 20:55 ALAS2-2020-1565
Amazon Linux 2023 freetype 2023-02-17 20:46 ALAS2023-2023-074

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Red Hat: CVE-2020-15999 Mitre: CVE-2020-15999 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity