CVE-2014-9670

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Multiple integer signedness errors in the pcf_get_encodings function in pcf/pcfread.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allow rem

Multiple integer signedness errors in the pcf_get_encodings function in pcf/pcfread.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow, NULL pointer dereference, and application crash) via a crafted PCF file that specifies negative values for the first column and first row.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.03266

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Affected Products & Versions

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

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Public Exploits & PoCs

poccode.google.com · detail?id=158code.google.com

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4.3

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

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v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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=ef1eba75187adfac750f326b563fe543dd5ff4e6PatchVendor 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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