CVE-2014-9657 — Out-of-bounds Read in Freetype

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds ReadCWE-193 — Off-by-one Error9 documents8 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.5%
top 18.73%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
12
FreetypeCanonical Ubuntu LinuxDebian Linux+9 more
Timeline
PublishedFeb 8
Latest updateMay 14

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages8 packages

▶Debianfreetype/freetype< 2.5.2-3+3
▶NVDoracle/solaris10.0, 11.2+1
▶NVDopensuse/opensuse13.1, 13.2+1

Also affects: Debian Linux 7.0, Fedora 20, 21, Ubuntu Linux 10.04, 12.04, 14.04, 14.10, 15.04, Enterprise Linux 6.6.z, 7.1

Patches

Patch: git.savannah.gnu.org ↗Patch: git.savannah.gnu.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-p6rq-q7ph-2x7q: The tt_face_load_hdmx function in truetype/ttpload↗2022-05-14
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CVEList
CVE-2014-9657: The tt_face_load_hdmx function in truetype/ttpload↗2015-02-08
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OSV
CVE-2014-9657: The tt_face_load_hdmx function in truetype/ttpload↗2015-02-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
FreeType vulnerabilities↗2015-02-24
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Red Hat
freetype: off-by-one buffer over-read in tt_face_load_hdmx()↗2014-11-24
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Debian
CVE-2014-9657: freetype - The tt_face_load_hdmx function in truetype/ttpload.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 do...↗2014
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-9656 CVE-2014-9657 CVE-2014-9661 CVE-2014-9660 CVE-2014-9667 CVE-2014-9666 CVE-2014-9665 CVE-2014-9664 CVE-2014-9669 CVE-2014-9668 CVE-2014-9662 CVE-2014-9658 CVE-2014-9659 CVE-2014-9663 CVE-↗2015-02-10
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Bugzilla
CVE-2014-9657 freetype: off-by-one buffer over-read in tt_face_load_hdmx()↗2015-02-10
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