Google Chrome FreeType Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Heap buffer overflow in Freetype in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.
Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST
Exploitation signals 4 / 5
- KEV catalog (CISA)03 Nov 2021
- Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)03 Nov 2021
- Used by ransomwareno
- EPSS above 10 %63.9%
- No account, over the networkyes
What to do
Fix
Update to a fixed version: 2.10.2+dfsg-4
CISA guidance: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Meanwhile
Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.
Manufacturers (CRA)
Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained
Affected products
- unspecified <86.0.4240.111
Open source packages OSV
- freetypeDebian:11 · CVE-2020-15999fixed in 2.10.2+dfsg-4
- freetypeDebian:12 · CVE-2020-15999fixed in 2.10.2+dfsg-4
- freetypeDebian:13 · CVE-2020-15999fixed in 2.10.2+dfsg-4
Timeline
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Published
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Exploitation reported (ENISA)
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Added to the KEV catalog
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CISA remediation due date
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EPSS peak: 63.9%
References
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