CVE catalog

CVE-2017-7857

freetype: CVE-2017-7857

Severity: High · CVSS 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Mar 8, 2017, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 3.63% · Oct 25, 2026

FreeType 2 before 2017-03-08 has an out-of-bounds write caused by a heap-based buffer overflow related to the TT_Get_MM_Var function in truetype/ttgxvar.c and the sfnt_init_face function in sfnt/sfobjs.c.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	freetype	sid	`2.14.3+dfsg-3`	not affected
Debian	freetype	forky	`2.14.3+dfsg-3`	not affected
Debian	freetype	trixie	`2.13.3+dfsg-1+deb13u1`	not affected
Debian	freetype	trixie-security	`2.13.3+dfsg-1+deb13u1`	not affected
Debian	freetype	bookworm	`2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4`	not affected
Debian	freetype	bookworm-security	`2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	freetype	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	freetype	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	freetype	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	freetype	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[freetype2-demos]Unknown
Source package: [freetype]
Details (4)
- 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · freetype · debian · bookworm
- 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · freetype · debian · bookworm
- 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · freetype · debian · bookworm
- 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · freetype · debian · bookworm
[freetype2-doc]Unknown
Source package: [freetype]
Details (4)
- 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · freetype · debian · bookworm
- 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · freetype · debian · bookworm
- 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · freetype · debian · bookworm
- 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · freetype · debian · bookworm
[libfreetype6]Unknown
Source package: [freetype]
Details (4)
- 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · freetype · debian · bookworm
- 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · freetype · debian · bookworm
- 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · freetype · debian · bookworm
- 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · freetype · debian · bookworm
[libfreetype6-dev]Unknown
Source package: [freetype]
Details (4)
- 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · freetype · debian · bookworm
- 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · freetype · debian · bookworm
- 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · freetype · debian · bookworm
- 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · freetype · debian · bookworm
[libfreetype-dev]Unknown
Source package: [freetype]
Details (4)
- 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · freetype · debian · bookworm
- 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · freetype · debian · bookworm
- 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · freetype · debian · bookworm
- 2.12.1+dfsg-5+deb12u4 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · freetype · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:31:14 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]