CVE-2014-9659 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2014-9659

cff/cf2intrp.c in the CFF CharString interpreter in FreeType before 2.5.4...

Vulnerability Description

cff/cf2intrp.c in the CFF CharString interpreter in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with additional hints after the hint mask has been computed, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted OpenType font. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2240.

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

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

solaris, freetype, fedora, opensuse, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
10.0, 11.2, 0, 20, 21, 13.1, 13.2, 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.