UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9660

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9660

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9660.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9660

Related

Published

2015-02-08T00:00:00Z

Modified

2025-01-13T10:21:07Z

Summary

[none]

Details

The bdfparse_glyphs function in bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly handle a missing ENDCHAR record, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted BDF font.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / freetype

Package

Name: freetype
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/freetype@2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.12-0ubuntu1

2.5.0.1-0ubuntu2

2.5.1-1ubuntu1

2.5.1-1ubuntu2

2.5.1-2ubuntu1

2.5.2-1ubuntu1

2.5.2-1ubuntu2

2.5.2-1ubuntu2.1

2.5.2-1ubuntu2.2

2.5.2-1ubuntu2.3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "freetype2-demos"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6-udeb"
        }
    ]
}