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High
CVE-2014-9661
type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not consider that scanning...
Vulnerability Description
type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not consider that scanning can be incomplete without triggering an error, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Type42 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
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=187
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=42fcd6693ec7bd6ffc65ddc63e74287a65dda669
- 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://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://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134396/FreeType-2.5.3-Type42-Parsing-Use-After-Free.html
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=3788187e0c396952cd7d905c6c61f3ff8e84b2b4
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html
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ubuntu linux, debian linux, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux hpc node, enterprise linux hpc node eus, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server eus, enterprise linux workstation, freetype, opensuse, fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
10.04, 12.04, 14.04, 14.10, 15.04, 7.0, 6.0, 6, 7.1, 6.6.z, 0, 13.1, 13.2, 20, 21
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.