CVE-2014-9672
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.8
Description
Array index error in the parse_fond function in base/ftmac.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted FOND resource in a Mac font file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 13.2 | Affected | — |
| 13.1 | Affected | — |
Ubuntu Affected 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 15.04 | Affected | — |
| 14.10 | Affected | — |
| 14.04 | Affected | — |
| 12.04 | Affected | — |
| 10.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.5.2-3 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.5.2-3 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.5.2-3 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.5.2-3 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.5.2-3 |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| freetype | freetype | {"endIncluding":"2.5.3"} | |
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=155
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=18a8f0d9943369449bc4de92d411c78fb08d616c
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134395/FreeType-2.5.3-Mac-FOND-Resource-Parsing-Out-Of-Bounds-Read-From-Stack.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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9672
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.