High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 7, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-9747
CVE-2014-9747
Description
The t42_parse_encoding function in type42/t42parse.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly update the current position for immediates-only mode, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Type42 font.
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Affected products
9- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/suse/freetype2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/freetype2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/freetype2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ft2demos&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ft2demos&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4
< 2.3.7-25.41.4+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.7-25.41.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.7-25.41.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.7-25.41.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.7-25.41.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.7-25.41.4
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