CVE-2014-9659

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9659
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2014-9659.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2014-9659
Related
Published
2015-02-08T11:59:21Z
Modified
2025-04-12T10:46:40Z
Downstream
Summary
[none]
Details

cff/cf2intrp.c in the CFF CharString interpreter in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with additional hints after the hint mask has been computed, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted OpenType font. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2240.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freetype?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.2-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freetype?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.2-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freetype?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.2-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}