# CVE-2020-15999: freetype2-demos: Heap buffer overflow in Freetype in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111allowed a remote attacker to potentially expl... CVE-2020-15999 is fixed in 13 products on 1 platform, first by freetype2-demos 2.8.1-2ubuntu2.1, released October 19, 2020. It is being exploited: CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021. Patch Radar priority: Patch now. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15999 - Priority: Patch now - CVSS: 8.6 (High) - EPSS: 0.6389 - CISA KEV: listed Nov 3, 2021, federal due date Nov 17, 2021 - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Oct 19, 2020 ## Description Heap buffer overflow in Freetype in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via acrafted HTML page. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | chromium-browser Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [chromium-browser 86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-chromium-browser-86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 8, 2021 | | Linux | chromium-browser-l10n Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [chromium-browser-l10n 86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-chromium-browser-l10n-86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 8, 2021 | | Linux | chromium-chromedriver Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [chromium-chromedriver 86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-chromium-chromedriver-86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 8, 2021 | | Linux | chromium-codecs-ffmpeg Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [chromium-codecs-ffmpeg 86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 8, 2021 | | Linux | chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | [chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra 86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra-86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.md) | Jan 8, 2021 | | Linux | freetype RHEL 8 | 0:2.9.1-4.el8_3.1 | [RHSA-2020:4952](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4952.md) | Nov 5, 2020 | | Linux | freetype amzn 2023 | 2.12.1-3.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-074.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | freetype ol 8 | 0:2.9.1-4.el8_3.1 | [ELSA-2020-4952](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4952.md) | Nov 13, 2020 | | Linux | freetype-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 2.12.1-3.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-074.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | freetype-debugsource amzn 2023 | 2.12.1-3.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-074.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | freetype-demos amzn 2023 | 2.12.1-3.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-074.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | freetype-demos-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 2.12.1-3.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-074.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | freetype-devel RHEL 8 | 0:2.9.1-4.el8_3.1 | [RHSA-2020:4952](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4952.md) | Nov 5, 2020 | | Linux | freetype-devel amzn 2023 | 2.12.1-3.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-074.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | freetype-devel ol 8 | 0:2.9.1-4.el8_3.1 | [ELSA-2020-4952](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4952.md) | Nov 13, 2020 | | Linux | freetype2-demos Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.8.1-2ubuntu2.1 | [freetype2-demos 2.8.1-2ubuntu2.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-freetype2-demos-2.8.1-2ubuntu2.1.md) | Oct 19, 2020 | | Linux | freetype2-demos Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.10.1-2ubuntu0.1 | [freetype2-demos 2.10.1-2ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-freetype2-demos-2.10.1-2ubuntu0.1.md) | Oct 19, 2020 | | Linux | freetype2-demos Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 2.10.2+dfsg-3ubuntu1 | [freetype2-demos 2.10.2+dfsg-3ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-oracular-freetype2-demos-2.10.2-dfsg-3ubuntu1.md) | Oct 20, 2020 | | Linux | freetype2-demos Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 2.10.2+dfsg-3ubuntu1 | [freetype2-demos 2.10.2+dfsg-3ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-plucky-freetype2-demos-2.10.2-dfsg-3ubuntu1.md) | Oct 20, 2020 | | Linux | libfreetype6 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.8.1-2ubuntu2.1 | [libfreetype6 2.8.1-2ubuntu2.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libfreetype6-2.8.1-2ubuntu2.1.md) | Oct 19, 2020 | | Linux | libfreetype6 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.10.1-2ubuntu0.1 | [libfreetype6 2.10.1-2ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libfreetype6-2.10.1-2ubuntu0.1.md) | Oct 19, 2020 | | Linux | libfreetype6 Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 2.10.2+dfsg-3ubuntu1 | [libfreetype6 2.10.2+dfsg-3ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-oracular-libfreetype6-2.10.2-dfsg-3ubuntu1.md) | Oct 20, 2020 | | Linux | libfreetype6 Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 2.10.2+dfsg-3ubuntu1 | [libfreetype6 2.10.2+dfsg-3ubuntu1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-plucky-libfreetype6-2.10.2-dfsg-3ubuntu1.md) | Oct 20, 2020 | --- Data as of 2026-11-09T13:31:49Z UTC. 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