CVE-2014-9672

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Array index error in the parse_fond function in base/ftmac.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a

Array index error in the parse_fond function in base/ftmac.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted FOND resource in a Mac font file.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8 EPSS 0.03153

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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Affected Products & Versions

oracle solarisall versions
debian linuxall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
freetype<= 2.5.3
opensuseall versions

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Public Exploits & PoCs

poccode.google.com · detail?id=155code.google.com

pocpacketstormsecurity.com · FreeType-2.5.3-Mac-FOND-Resource-Parsing-Out-Of-Bounds-Re...packetstormsecurity.com

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Scoring & Timeline

5.8

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

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v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/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

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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=18a8f0d9943369449bc4de92d411c78fb08d616cPatchVendor Advisory

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

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

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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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