CVE-2014-9672

MEDIUM 5.8CVE-2014-9672 · Published 08/02/2015 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2014-9672 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.8) vulnerability affecting freetype (freetype).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 4.7%, higher than 91.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
freetype freetype	`≤ 2.5.3`	No fix yet

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.

References

advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html · Third Party Advisory
code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail · Exploit
git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit · Patch
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html · Third Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com/files/134395/FreeType-2.5.3-Mac-FOND-Resource-Parsing-Out-Of-Bounds-Read-From-Stack.html
debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188 · Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com/security/advisories · Broken Link
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html · Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/72986
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1 · Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1

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