CVE-2014-9660

CVE Details

Release Date:

2014-11-24

Description

The _bdf_parse_glyphs function in bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not properly handle a missing ENDCHAR record, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted BDF font.

See more information about CVE-2014-9660 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.3	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (freetype)	ELSA-2015-0696	2015-03-17
Oracle Linux version 7 (freetype)	ELSA-2015-0696	2015-03-17
Oracle VM version 3.3 (freetype)	OVMSA-2015-0036	2015-03-18
Oracle VM version 3.4 (freetype)	OVMSA-2015-0036	2015-03-18

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