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CVE-2014-9746

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.0930%

EPSS Percentile21.12th

PublishedJun 7, 2016

Last ModifiedMay 6, 2026

Vulnerability Description

The (1) t1_parse_font_matrix function in type1/t1load.c, (2) cid_parse_font_matrix function in cid/cidload.c, (3) t42_parse_font_matrix function in type42/t42parse.c, and (4) ps_parser_load_field function in psaux/psobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 do not check return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted font.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

📦

Freetype

Freetype

<= 2.5.3

💻

Debian

Debian Linux

= 7.0

💻

Debian

Debian Linux

= 8.0

References & Advisories

🔗 http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=8b281f83e8516535756f92dbf90940ac44bd45e1

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

🔗 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/11/4

🔗 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/25/4

🔗 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html

🔗 https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41309

🔗 http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=8b281f83e8516535756f92dbf90940ac44bd45e1

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

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