CVE-2014-9674

CVE Details

Release Date:2015-02-08
Impact:Important What is this?

Description


Multiple integer overflow flaws, leading to heap-based buffer overflows, were found in the way FreeType handled Mac fonts. If a specially crafted font file was loaded by an application linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.

See more information about CVE-2014-9674 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


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


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 6.8
Vector String: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: Partial
Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (freetype)ELSA-2015-06962015-03-17
Oracle Linux version 7 (freetype)ELSA-2015-06962015-03-17
Oracle VM version 3.3 (freetype)OVMSA-2015-00362015-03-18
Oracle VM version 3.4 (freetype)OVMSA-2015-00362015-03-18


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