CVE-2017-7858
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-07 has an out-of-bounds write related to the TT_Get_MM_Var function in...
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-07 has an out-of-bounds write related to the TT_Get_MM_Var function in truetype/ttgxvar.c and the sfnt_init_face function in sfnt/sfobjs.c.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-07 has an out-of-bounds write related to the TT_Get_MM_Var function in truetype/ttgxvar.c and the sfnt_init_face function in sfnt/sfobjs.c.
- Record
CVE-2017-7858- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-07 has an out-of-bounds write related to the TT_Get_MM_Var function in truetype/ttgxvar.c and the sfnt_init_face function in sfnt/sfobjs.c.
- Record
CVE-2017-7858- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-16833 No score
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-07 has an out-of-bounds write related to the TT_Get_MM_Var function in truetype/ttgxvar.c and the sfnt_init_face function in sfnt/sfobjs.c.
- Record
EUVD-2017-16833- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hvhj-84gh-p5vr
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-07 has an out-of-bounds write related to the TT_Get_MM_Var function in...
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-07 has an out-of-bounds write related to the TT_Get_MM_Var function in truetype/ttgxvar.c and the sfnt_init_face function in sfnt/sfobjs.c.
- Record
GHSA-hvhj-84gh-p5vr- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
FreeType 2 before 2017-03-07 has an out-of-bounds write related to the TT_Get_MM_Var function in truetype/ttgxvar.c and the sfnt_init_face function in sfnt/sfobjs.c.
- Record
CVE-2017-7858- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-7858 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Freetype, published April 14, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.43%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14
bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=738
securityfocus.com/bid/97682
git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit?id=779309744222a736eba0f1731e8162fce6288d4e
oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7858
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hvhj-84gh-p5vr