CVE-2014-9746

CVSS V2 High 7.5 CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2014-9746
  • Assigner
  • security@ubuntu.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2016-06-07T14:06:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-07-19T01:29:01
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.5.3
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 9.8
  • Base Severity
  • CRITICAL
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=8b281f83e8516535756f92dbf90940ac44bd45e1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/11/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/25/4
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41309
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3370
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9746
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9746
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:41:05 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 09:47:31 2016-06-07T14:06Z 2016-06-07T14:06:01 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 09:47:31 2018-07-19T01:29:01 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 09:47:31 Modified Vulnerability Status updated