CVE-2014-9666
mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.042 · 91 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The tt_sbit_decoder_init function in sfnt/ttsbit.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with a count-to-size association without restricting the count value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and out-of-bounds read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted embedded bitmap.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (25)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- redhat enterprise linux hpc node= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux hpc node eus= 7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (29)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=167cnnvd
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=257c270bd25e15890190a28a1456e7623bba4439cnnvd
- http://www.freetype.org/index.html#newsPatchcnnvd
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=167enisa_euvd
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=257c270bd25e15890190a28a1456e7623bba4439enisa_euvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.htmlenisa_euvd
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