CVE-2014-9675

CVE Details

Release Date:

2015-02-08

Description

bdf/bdflib.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 identifies property names by only verifying that an initial substring is present, which allows remote attackers to discover heap pointer values and bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted BDF font.

See more information about CVE-2014-9675 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:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

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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