CVE-2014-9671

freetype: integer overflow in pcf_get_properties() leading to NULL pointer dereference

Severity Score

4.3

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Off-by-one error in the pcf_get_properties function in pcf/pcfread.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted PCF file with a 0xffffffff size value that is improperly incremented.

Error de superación de límite (off-by-one) en la función pcf_get_properties en pcf/pcfread.c en FreeType anterior a 2.5.4 permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (referencia a puntero nulo y caída de aplicación) a través de un fichero PCF manipulado con un valor de tamaño 0xffffffff que está incrementado incorrectamente.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 4.3

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

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
2024-09-20 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

CAPEC

References (14)

URL	Tag	Source
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=157	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=0e2f5d518c60e2978f26400d110eff178fa7e3c3	2018-10-30

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html	2018-10-30
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0696.html	2018-10-30
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188	2018-10-30
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055	2018-10-30
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1	2018-10-30
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1	2018-10-30
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05	2018-10-30
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9671	2015-03-17
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1191094	2015-03-17

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node"				6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node" and version "6"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus"				7.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus" and version "7.1"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus"				6.6.z Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "6.6.z"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus"				7.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.1"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				10.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "10.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				14.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.10"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				15.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "15.04"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Solaris Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris"				10.0 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris" and version "10.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Solaris Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris"				11.2 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris" and version "11.2"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				13.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "13.1"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				13.2 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "13.2"		-		Affected
Freetype Search vendor "Freetype"		Freetype Search vendor "Freetype" for product "Freetype"				<= 2.5.3 Search vendor "Freetype" for product "Freetype" and version " <= 2.5.3"		-		Affected