VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-9671
Off-by-one error in the pcf_get_properties function in pcf/pcfread.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted PCF file with a 0xffffffff size value that…
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 3.47%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Off-by-one error in the pcf_get_properties function in pcf/pcfread.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted PCF file with a 0xffffffff size value that is improperly incremented.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.47% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux hpc node · redhat/enterprise linux hpc node eus · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · oracle/solaris · opensuse/opensuse · freetype/freetype
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=157Exploit
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=0e2f5d518c60e2978f26400d110eff178fa7e3c3Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0696.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055Broken Link
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=157Exploit
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=0e2f5d518c60e2978f26400d110eff178fa7e3c3Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0696.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055Broken Link
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.