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CVE-2014-9666

Published: Feb 08, 2015 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
4.3 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9666
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/189.html

The tt_sbit_decoder_init function in sfnt/ttsbit.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with a count-to-size association without restricting the count value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted embedded bitmap.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
OpensuseOpensuse13.1 (including)13.1 (including)
OpensuseOpensuse13.2 (including)13.2 (including)
FreetypeUbuntudevel*
FreetypeUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
FreetypeUbuntulucid*
FreetypeUbuntuprecise*
FreetypeUbuntutrusty*
FreetypeUbuntutrusty/esm*
FreetypeUbuntuupstream*
FreetypeUbuntuutopic*

References

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