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High
CVE-2014-9657
The tt_face_load_hdmx function in truetype/ttpload.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=eca0f067068020870a429fe91f6329e499390d55
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0696.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=195
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
opensuse, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux hpc node, enterprise linux hpc node eus, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server eus, enterprise linux workstation, solaris, fedora, freetype, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
13.1, 13.2, 6.0, 7.0, 7.1, 6.6.z, 10.0, 11.2, 20, 21, 0, 10.04, 12.04, 14.04, 14.10, 15.04
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 8th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.