VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-9745
The parse_encoding function in type1/t1load.c in FreeType before 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a "broken number-with-base" in a Postscript stream, as demonstrated by 8#garbage.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.73%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.73%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The parse_encoding function in type1/t1load.c in FreeType before 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a "broken number-with-base" in a Postscript stream, as demonstrated by 8#garbage.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.73% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- freetype/freetype · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=df14e6c0b9592cbb24d5381dfc6106b14f915e75
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00017.html
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?41590
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3370
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76727
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033536
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/+bug/1492124
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=459050
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=df14e6c0b9592cbb24d5381dfc6106b14f915e75
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00017.html
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?41590
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3370
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76727
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033536
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/+bug/1492124
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=459050
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.