CVE-2014-9745

Published: Sep 14, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The parse_encoding function in type1/t1load.c in FreeType before 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a "broken number-with-base" in a Postscript stream, as demonstrated by 8#garbage.

Affected (7)

Products: Freetype: Freetype · Debian: Debian Linux · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · +1 more

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Freetype: Freetype · Debian: Debian Linux · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · Opensuse: Opensuse

1 product

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Freetype Freetype	Up to 2.5.2

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 7.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0

Configuration C

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 15.04

Configuration D

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 13.1

Related CWEs

CWE-399

References (18)

http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=df14e6c0b9592cbb24d5381dfc6106b14f915e75

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00017.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?41590

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3370

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76727

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033536

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/+bug/1492124

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=459050

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=df14e6c0b9592cbb24d5381dfc6106b14f915e75