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CVE-2014-9656

The tt_sbit_decoder_load_image function in sfnt/ttsbit.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly check for an integer overflow, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted OpenType font.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-9656 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from fedoraproject, from freetype, from debian and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-02-08T11:59:15.163

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	20	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	21	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	≤ 2.5.3	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	7.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.1	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.2	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	10.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	15.04	Yes

References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=196 Exploit ([email protected])
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=f0292bb9920aa1dbfed5f53861e7c7a89b35833a Issue Tracking ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05 ([email protected])
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=196 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=f0292bb9920aa1dbfed5f53861e7c7a89b35833a Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For fedoraproject's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.