CVE-2014-9745 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2014-9745

The parse_encoding function in type1/t1load.c in FreeType before 2.5.3 allows...

Vulnerability Description

The parse_encoding function in type1/t1load.c in FreeType before 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a "broken number-with-base" in a Postscript stream, as demonstrated by 8#garbage.

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.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

freetype, debian linux, ubuntu linux, opensuse
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 7.0, 8.0, 12.04, 14.04, 15.04, 13.1

Timeline

Official Publish: September 14th, 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.