ASB-A-171232105

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    ASB-A-171232105

    Published: 1 Jan 2021Last Modified: 16 Oct 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In Load_SBit_Png of pngshim.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

    References: https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-01-01, https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/freetype/+/358c238408a1fdc357d9afef6811369a7701e004

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: platform/external/freetype

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 8.0:0
    Fixed -8.0:2021-01-01

    Affected versions

    8.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    ASB-A-171232105 | CVE-DB