ALT-PU-2016-1019-3

Package update libfreetype in branch sisyphus

Version2.6.2-alt1

Published2026-10-14

Max severityCRITICAL

Severity:

Closed issues (4)

CRITICAL9.8

In FreeType before 2.6.1, a buffer over-read occurs in type1/t1parse.c on function T1_Get_Private_Dict where there is no check that the new values of cur and limit are sensible before going to Again.

Published: 2019-07-30Modified: 2026-06-16

CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS 3.xCRITICAL 9.8

CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

HIGH8.8

FreeType before 2.6.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read in T1_Get_Private_Dict in type1/t1parse.c.

Published: 2019-09-03Modified: 2026-06-16

CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8

CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS 3.xHIGH 8.8

CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

MEDIUM6.5

FreeType before 2.6.1 has a buffer over-read in skip_comment in psaux/psobjs.c because ps_parser_skip_PS_token is mishandled in an FT_New_Memory_Face operation.

Published: 2019-09-03Modified: 2026-06-16

CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS 3.xMEDIUM 6.5

CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

MEDIUM6.5

FreeType before 2.6.2 has a heap-based buffer over-read in tt_cmap14_validate in sfnt/ttcmap.c.

Published: 2019-09-03Modified: 2026-06-16

CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS 3.xMEDIUM 6.5

CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References