CVE-2022-27404

CRITICAL
Published Apr 22, 20224y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Apr 22, 2022 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

FreeType commit 1e2eb65048f75c64b68708efed6ce904c31f3b2f was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function sfnt_init_face.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety

Affected Products 4

VendorProductVersionRange
freetypefreetype* <2.12.0
fedoraprojectfedora34any
fedoraprojectfedora35any
fedoraprojectfedora36any

References 7

  • gitlab.freedesktop.org https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/issues/1138
    ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EFPNRKDLCXHZVYYQLQMP44UHLU32GA6Z/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FDU2FOEMCEF6WVR6ZBIH5MT5O7FAK6UP/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IWQ7IB2A75MEHM63WEUXBYEC7OR5SGDY/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYVC2NPKKXKP3TWJWG4ONYWNO6ZPHLA5/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TCEMWCM46PKM4U5ENRASPKQD6JDOLKRU/
  • security.gentoo.org https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-06

Remediation

  • gitlab.freedesktop.org https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/issues/1138
    ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory