Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 8, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-9662
CVE-2014-9662
Description
cff/cf2ft.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not validate the return values of point-allocation functions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted OTF font.
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Affected products
21cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords9 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/freetype2&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/ft2demos&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/freetype2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/freetype2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/freetype2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/freetype2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/ft2demos&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/ft2demos&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/ft2demos&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012
< 2.7-1.1+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.7-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.5.3-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.5.3-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.5.3-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.5.3-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.5.3-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.5.3-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.5.3-5.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detailnvdExploit
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.htmlnvd
- git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05nvd
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