Unscored severity · published Feb 8, 2015
CVE-2014-9668
The woff_open_font function in sfnt/sfobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with offset+length calculations without restricting length values, which allows remote attackers to…
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CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The woff_open_font function in sfnt/sfobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with offset+length calculations without restricting length values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Web Open Font Format (WOFF) file.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 80% 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; 15.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9668
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9668
Exploit
http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=164
git.savannah.gnu.org
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=f46add13895337ece929b18bb8f036431b3fb538
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
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986
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