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CVE-2014-9662

cff/cf2ft.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not validate the return values of point-allocation functions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted OTF font.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-9662 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from opensuse, from debian, from canonical 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

2015-02-08T11:59:24.537

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	opensuse	opensuse	13.1	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.2	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
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	20	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	21	Yes
Application	freetype	freetype	≤ 2.5.3	Yes

References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html ([email protected])
http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=185 Exploit ([email protected])
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=5f201ab5c24cb69bc96b724fd66e739928d6c5e2 ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1 ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05 ([email protected])
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=185 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=5f201ab5c24cb69bc96b724fd66e739928d6c5e2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1 (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 opensuse'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.