CVE-2015-3905

HIGH 7.5CVE-2015-3905 · Published 08/06/2015 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2015-3905 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting t1utils (t1utils project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 6.9%, higher than 94.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
t1utils t1utils_project	`= 1.38`	No fix yet

Description

Buffer overflow in the set_cs_start function in t1disasm.c in t1utils before 1.39 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font file.

References

ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2627-1
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/13/9
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/22/10
securityfocus.com/bid/74674
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi · Exploit
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
kohler/t1utils
kohler/t1utils commit 6b9d1aa
kohler/t1utils · Exploit
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-10

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