NULL pointer dereference in Freetype
CVE-2014-9660
The _bdf_parse_glyphs function in bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly handle a missing ENDCHAR record, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted BDF font.
EPSS: 0.051 (91.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Freetype
- Oracle Solaris — versions 10.0, 11.2
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 10.04, 12.04, 14.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 20, 21
- Opensuse — versions 13.1, 13.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_hpc_node — versions 6, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus — versions 7.1
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9660?
- CVE-2014-9660 is a vulnerability in Freetype, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. Published 2015-02-08.
- Is CVE-2014-9660 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.