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CVE-2014-9657

The tt_face_load_hdmx function in truetype/ttpload.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not establish a minimum record size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TrueType font.

Published

2015-02-08T11:59:19.647

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-125
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System opensuse opensuse 13.1 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 13.2 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node 7.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus 7.1 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server 7.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 6.6.z Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.1 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0 Yes
Operating System oracle solaris 10.0 Yes
Operating System oracle solaris 11.2 Yes
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 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
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