FKIE_CVE-2014-9661
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-02-08 11:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:18
Severity
Summary
type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not consider that scanning can be incomplete without triggering an error, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Type42 font.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 10.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.10 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 15.04 | |
| debian | debian_linux | 7.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 7.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_hpc_node | 6 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_hpc_node | 7.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus | 7.1 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 7.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | 6.6.z | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | 7.1 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 7.0 | |
| freetype | freetype | * | |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.1 | |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.2 | |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 20 | |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 21 |
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