CVE-2014-9673

Summary

CVECVE-2014-9673
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-02-08 11:59:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-30 16:27:00 UTC
DescriptionInteger 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Application Freetype Freetype All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus 7.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus 7.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 6.6.z All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 6.6.z All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
freetype/freetype2.git - The FreeType 2 library CONFIRM git.savannah.gnu.org Issue Tracking
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3188-1 freetype DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
USN-2739-1: FreeType vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2015-0083 - Updated freetype2 packages fix security vulnerabilities CONFIRM advisories.mageia.org Third Party Advisory
Issue 154 - google-security-research - FreeType 2.5.3 Mac font parsing heap-based buffer overflow due to integer signedness problems - Google Security Research - Google Project Hosting MISC code.google.com Exploit
USN-2510-1: FreeType vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201503-05) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:055 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2015:0627-1: moderate: Security update for freetype2 SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - April 2015 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
FreeType Versions Prior to 2.5.4 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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