CVE-2014-9674

CVE Details

Release Date:

2015-02-08

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

CVSS v2.0 metrics

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

Base Score:	6.8	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial	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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