CVE-2015-9290

In FreeType before 2.6.1, a buffer over-read occurs in type1/t1parse.c on function...

9.8 CriticalFix available

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.

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

2.75%Up 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

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.

Record: CVE-2015-9290
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2015-9290
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-9130 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2015-9130
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q6g8-r8r7-hmpm 9.8

In FreeType before 2.6.1, a buffer over-read occurs in type1/t1parse.c on function...

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.

Record: GHSA-q6g8-r8r7-hmpm
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBELL-CVE-2015-9290 9.8

CVE-2015-9290 does not affect BellSoft software

Record: BELL-CVE-2015-9290
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.8

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.

Record: CVE-2015-9290
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-9290 9.8

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.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2015-9290
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-9290 9.8

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.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2015-9290
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

freetype

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`freetype` Debian:12	before 2.6.1-0.1	2.6.1-0.1
`freetype` Debian:13	before 2.6.1-0.1	2.6.1-0.1
`freetype` Debian:14	before 2.6.1-0.1	2.6.1-0.1
`freetype` Debian:8	before 2.5.2-3+deb8u3, plus listed versions 2.5.2-32.5.2-3+deb8u12.5.2-3+deb8u1~kbsd8u12.5.2-3+deb8u2	2.5.2-3+deb8u3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-9290 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Freetype, published July 30, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.75%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in freetype 2.6.1-0.1.

References

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