CVE-2014-9747
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2014-9747 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | canonical |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-06-07 14:06:03 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | The t42_parse_encoding function in type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly update the current position for immediates-only mode, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Type42 font. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Freetype | Freetype | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| oss-security - CVE Request: 2 FreeType issues | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request: 2 FreeType issues | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| t42parse.c\type42\src - freetype/freetype2.git - The FreeType 2 library | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.savannah.gnu.org | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3370-1 freetype | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| The FreeType Project - Bugs: bug #41309, Use of uninitialized memory in... [Savannah] | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | savannah.nongnu.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.