# CVE-2015-9290: Memory corruption in n/a

> A buffer over-read in FreeType allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted Type1 fonts.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 30 Jul 2019
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2015-9290, DLA-1887-1, GHSA-q6g8-r8r7-hmpm

## What is CVE-2015-9290?

CVE-2015-9290 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Freetype Freetype, published on 30 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9290?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Freetype Freetype.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-9290?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2015-9290 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9290 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Freetype Freetype

- [CVE-2012-1126](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1126/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-8287](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8287/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-10328](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10328/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-7857](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7857/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-7858](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7858/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-9290 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-9290 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Freetype Freetype, published on 30 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9290 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Freetype Freetype. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9290/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9290/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9290
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9290
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-9290

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9290/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.