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Vulnerability details: VCID-wr9p-x4sm-aqdh
Vulnerability ID VCID-wr9p-x4sm-aqdh
Aliases CVE-2017-8287
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeType, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.8
Risk 4.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
cvssv3 7.0 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-8287.json
epss 0.00797 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8287
epss 0.00797 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8287
epss 0.00797 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8287
epss 0.00797 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8287
epss 0.00797 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8287
epss 0.00797 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8287
epss 0.00797 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8287
epss 0.00797 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8287
epss 0.00797 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8287
cvssv2 2.6 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 7 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8287
cvssv3 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8287
archlinux High https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-257
archlinux High https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-258
Reference id Reference type URL
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=3774fc08b502c3e685afca098b6e8a195aded6a0
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-8287.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-8287
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=941
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10244
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8105
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8287
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3839
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99091
1446073 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446073
861308 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=861308
ASA-201705-10 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201705-10
ASA-201705-7 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201705-7
AVG-257 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-257
AVG-258 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-258
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2017-8287 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8287
GLSA-201706-14 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14
USN-3282-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3282-1/
USN-3282-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3282-2/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-8287.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8287
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8287
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.73951
EPSS Score 0.00797
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:14:24.924195+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14 38.0.0