CVE-2014-9657
The tt_face_load_hdmx function in truetype/ttpload.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not establish a minimum record size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read)
02 Description
The tt_face_load_hdmx function in truetype/ttpload.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not establish a minimum record size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read)
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 5.05% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-02-08 11:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:55Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-02-07
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- eae9a5ac08d9985542577990b18ed0ab45aff80c2c8dc9fc9f6d5d2493a0b7c8
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.debian.orgDSA-3188http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201503-05https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05
- www.securityfocus.com72986http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2739-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:0627http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html
- advisories.mageia.orghttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html
- git.savannah.gnu.orghttp://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=eca0f067068020870a429fe91f6329e499390d55
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:0696http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0696.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-2216http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2015:055http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2510-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1
- code.google.comhttp://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=195
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-2237http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- freetype Fixed in 2.5.2-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- freetype Fixed in 2.5.2-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- freetype Fixed in 2.5.2-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- freetype Fixed in 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.