Vulnerability Details : CVE-2014-9668
The woff_open_font function in sfnt/sfobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 proceeds with offset+length calculations without restricting length values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Web Open Font Format (WOFF) file.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2014-9668
- cpe:2.3:a:freetype:freetype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-9668
3.71%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 92 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2014-9668
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2014-9668
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2014-9668
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986
FreeType Versions Prior to 2.5.4 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150162.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: freetype-2.5.0-9.fc20
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html
openSUSE-SU-2015:0627-1: moderate: Security update for freetype2
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/150148.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: freetype-2.5.3-15.fc21
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http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=164
164 - FreeType 2.5.3 WOFF parsing heap-based buffer overflow due to integer overflow - project-zero - MonorailExploit
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05
FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201503-05) — Gentoo security
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1
USN-2510-1: FreeType vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=f46add13895337ece929b18bb8f036431b3fb538
freetype/freetype2.git - The FreeType 2 library
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1
USN-2739-1: FreeType vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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