CVE-2014-9672
Array index error in the parse_fond function in base/ftmac.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted FOND resource in a Mac font…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.68%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Array index error in the parse_fond function in base/ftmac.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted FOND resource in a Mac font file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.68% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- oracle/solaris · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · freetype/freetype · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=155Exploit
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=18a8f0d9943369449bc4de92d411c78fb08d616cPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134395/FreeType-2.5.3-Mac-FOND-Resource-Parsing-Out-Of-Bounds-Read-From-Stack.html
- 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=155Exploit
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=18a8f0d9943369449bc4de92d411c78fb08d616cPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134395/FreeType-2.5.3-Mac-FOND-Resource-Parsing-Out-Of-Bounds-Read-From-Stack.html
- 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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.