Unscored severity · published Feb 8, 2015
CVE-2014-9665
The Load_SBit_Png function in sfnt/pngshim.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not restrict the rows and pitch values of PNG data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
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CVSS
4.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Load_SBit_Png function in sfnt/pngshim.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not restrict the rows and pitch values of PNG data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact by embedding a PNG file in a .ttf font file.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.9% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
20; 21 · source: NVD
FR
Freetype · Freetype
through 2.5.3 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.1; 13.2 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
10.04; 12.04; 14.04; 14.10; 15.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9665
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9665
Exploit
http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=168
git.savannah.gnu.org
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=54abd22891bd51ef8b533b24df53b3019b5cee81
git.savannah.gnu.org
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=b3500af717010137046ec4076d1e1c0641e33727
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html
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