Vulnerability in Freetype
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.037 (89.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.037 · newest: 0.037 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freetype
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- openSUSE — versions 13.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00017.html (vendor-advisory)
- git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76727 (vdb-entry)
- savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3370 (vendor-advisory)
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/+bug/1492124
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033536 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9745?
- CVE-2014-9745 is a vulnerability in Freetype, classified under CWE-399. Published 2015-09-14.
- Is CVE-2014-9745 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.