CVE-2014-9673 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Freetype

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCWE-20 — Improper Input ValidationCWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow8 documents8 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
4.2%
top 11.22%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
10
FreetypeCanonical Ubuntu LinuxDebian Linux+7 more
Timeline
PublishedFeb 8
Latest updateMay 14

Description

Integer signedness error in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Mac font.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages7 packages

▶Debianfreetype/freetype< 2.5.2-3+3
▶NVDopensuse/opensuse13.1, 13.2+1

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-wxxh-vvrp-x25f: Integer signedness error in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs↗2022-05-14
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CVEList
CVE-2014-9673: Integer signedness error in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs↗2015-02-08
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OSV
CVE-2014-9673: Integer signedness error in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs↗2015-02-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
FreeType vulnerabilities↗2015-02-24
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Red Hat
freetype: integer signedness error in Mac_Read_POST_Resource() leading to heap-based buffer overflow↗2014-11-24
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Debian
CVE-2014-9673: freetype - Integer signedness error in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c...↗2014
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-9673 freetype: integer signedness error in Mac_Read_POST_Resource() leading to heap-based buffer overflow↗2015-02-10
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