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CVE-2014-9745
The parse_encoding function in type1/t1load.c in FreeType before 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite…
Medium5.0EPSS 3.7%
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- mitre
Description
The parse_encoding function in type1/t1load.c in FreeType before 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a "broken number-with-base" in a Postscript stream, as demonstrated by 8#garbage.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
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References (9)
- USN-2739-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1704 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=df14e6c0b9592cbb24d5381dfc6106b14f915e75 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 76727 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/index.php?41590 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=459050 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3370 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/+bug/1492124 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1033536 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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