# CVE-2015-3905: 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 (cras

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-06-08 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://github.com/kohler/t1utils/blob/master/NEWS
- https://github.com/kohler/t1utils/commit/6b9d1aafcb61a3663c883663eb19ccdbfcde8d33
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/13/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74674
- https://github.com/kohler/t1utils/issues/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/22/10
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-10
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=779274
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218365
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2627-1

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