UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9747

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9747
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9747.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9747
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Published
2016-06-07T14:06:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:16Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The t42parseencoding 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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/freetype@2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5

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
2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5",
            "binary_name": "freetype2-demos"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5",
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5",
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}