Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 3, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-9382

Description

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.

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Affected products

FreeType/Freetype2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.6.1
- (no CPE)range: <2.6.1
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
FreeType/FreeTypedescription
Debian/Debianllm-fuzzy
Ubuntu/Ubuntullm-fuzzy

Patches

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References

git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/src/psaux/psobjs.cnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00002.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4254nvd
usn.ubuntu.com/4126-2/nvd

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