CVE-2014-9668 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2014-9668

The woff_open_font function in sfnt/sfobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds...

Vulnerability Description

The woff_open_font function in sfnt/sfobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with offset+length calculations without restricting length values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Web Open Font Format (WOFF) file.

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

opensuse, fedora, ubuntu linux, freetype
Vulnerable Versions:
13.1, 13.2, 20, 21, 10.04, 12.04, 14.04, 14.10, 15.04, 0

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.