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CVE-2014-9747

Published: Jun 07, 2016 | Modified: Jun 08, 2016
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9747
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html

The t42_parse_encoding function in type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly update the current position for immediates-only mode, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Type42 font.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Freetype Freetype * 2.5.3 (including)
Freetype Ubuntu devel *
Freetype Ubuntu precise *
Freetype Ubuntu trusty *
Freetype Ubuntu vivid *

References

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