{"id":"CVE-2014-9746","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2014-9746","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T22:05:53.226Z","title":"The (1) t1_parse_font_matrix function in type1/t1load.c, (2) cid_parse_font_matrix function in cid/cidload.c, (3) t42_parse_font_matrix function in type42/t42parse.c, and (4) ps_parser_load_field function in psaux/psobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 do…","description":"The (1) t1_parse_font_matrix function in type1/t1load.c, (2) cid_parse_font_matrix function in cid/cidload.c, (3) t42_parse_font_matrix function in type42/t42parse.c, and (4) ps_parser_load_field function in psaux/psobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 do not check return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted font.","published":"2016-06-07T14:06:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:18:55.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@ubuntu.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["freetype/freetype","debian/debian linux"],"epss":{"score":0.03287,"percentile":0.8839,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.29%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=8b281f83e8516535756f92dbf90940ac44bd45e1","source":"security@ubuntu.com"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3370","source":"security@ubuntu.com"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/11/4","source":"security@ubuntu.com"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/25/4","source":"security@ubuntu.com"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html","source":"security@ubuntu.com"},{"url":"https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41309","source":"security@ubuntu.com"},{"url":"http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=8b281f83e8516535756f92dbf90940ac44bd45e1","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3370","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/11/4","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/25/4","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41309","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9746","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}