CVE-2014-9664
What it is
FreeType before 2.5.4 does not check for the end of the data during certain parsing actions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Type42 font, related to type42/t42parse.c and type1/t1load.c.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 4.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 4.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 4.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-119 · Buffer errors
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 6
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus 7.1
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 6.6.z
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2014-9664.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2014-9664. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=183
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=73be9f9ab67842cfbec36ee99e8d2301434c84ca
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=dd89710f0f643eb0f99a3830e0712d26c7642acd
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=183
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=73be9f9ab67842cfbec36ee99e8d2301434c84ca
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=dd89710f0f643eb0f99a3830e0712d26c7642acd
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=183
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=73be9f9ab67842cfbec36ee99e8d2301434c84ca
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=dd89710f0f643eb0f99a3830e0712d26c7642acd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0696.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=183
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=73be9f9ab67842cfbec36ee99e8d2301434c84ca
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=dd89710f0f643eb0f99a3830e0712d26c7642acd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0696.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055