CVE-2021-28030 — truetype
HIGHCVE-2021-28030 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) CWE-908 vulnerability in truetype. A fix is available for truetype — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Use of Uninitialized Resource in truetype
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2021-28030 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,987 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
truetypeReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects crates.io packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
An issue was discovered in the truetype crate before 0.30.1 for Rust. Attackers can read the contents of uninitialized memory locations via a user-provided Read operation within Tape::take_bytes.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🦀crates.io | truetype | all versions | 0.30.1cargo update -p truetype --precise 0.30.1 |
Affected Products
truetypetruetype_projectDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for truetype, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update truetype to 0.30.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2021-28030 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2021-28030 in your dependencies?
Find it across crates.io, including transitive dependencies.