CVE-2014-9660

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The _bdf_parse_glyphs function in bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly handle a missing ENDCHAR recor

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.04649

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Public exploit or PoC is available
CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

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Affected Products & Versions

opensuseall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
oracle solarisall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux hpc nodeall versions
redhat enterprise linux hpc node eusall versions
Show all 12 affected productsredhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux server eusall versions
redhat enterprise linux workstationall versions
freetype<= 2.5.3

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Public Exploits & PoCs

poccode.google.com · detail?id=188code.google.com

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7.5

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD08 Feb 2015 · 11:59 AM

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10172-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10438-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0455-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0463-1
usnUSN-2510-1
Show all 6 vendor advisoriesrhsaRHSA-2015:0696Important

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=af8346172a7b573715134f7a51e6c5c60fa7f2abPatchVendor Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0696.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188Third Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055Broken Link

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05

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