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CVE-2014-9672
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…
Medium5.8EPSS 4.7%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.7% · top 8.2% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (12)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134395/FreeType-2.5.3-Mac-FOND-Resource-Parsing-Out-Of-Bounds-Read-From-Stack.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-3188 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- GLSA-201503-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 72986 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-2739-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0627 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2015:055 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=155 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-2510-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=18a8f0d9943369449bc4de92d411c78fb08d616c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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