CVE-2015-3905

high

Published 2015-06-08 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.5

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Ubuntu Affected 2 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
14.10	Affected	—
14.04	Affected	—

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`1.38-4`
sid	Fixed	`1.38-4`
forky	Fixed	`1.38-4`
bullseye	Fixed	`1.38-4`
bookworm	Fixed	`1.38-4`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
t1utils_project	t1utils	`1.38`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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