CVE-2014-9672

Public Exploit

Description

Array index error in the parse_fond function in base/ftmac.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted FOND resource in a Mac font file.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.46% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gnu.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134395/FreeType-2.5.3-Mac-FOND-Resource-Parsing-Out-Of-Bounds-Read-From-Stack.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055 vendor advisory broken link
http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=155 exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=18a8f0d9943369449bc4de92d411c78fb08d616c patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9672?
CVE-2014-9672 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9672?
To fix CVE-2014-9672, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9672 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9672 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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