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CVE-2014-9665

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201503-05

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The Load_SBit_Png function in sfnt/pngshim.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 does not restrict the rows and pitch values of PNG data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact by embedding a PNG file in a .ttf font file.

La función Load_SBit_Png en sfnt/pngshim.c en FreeType anterior a 2.5.4 no restringe los valores de filas y tonos de los datos PNG, lo que permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (desbordamiento de enteros y desbordamiento de buffer basado en memoria dinámica) o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado mediante el embebido de un fichero PNG en un fichero de fuentes .ttf.

Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2015-02-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2015-02-08 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Fedoraproject
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 Fedora
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 20
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Fedoraproject
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 Fedora
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 21
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Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 10.04
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Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 12.04
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Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 14.04
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Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 14.10
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Canonical
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 Ubuntu Linux
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 15.10
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Freetype
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 Freetype
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 <= 2.5.3
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Opensuse
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 Opensuse
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 13.1
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Opensuse
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 Opensuse
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 13.2
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