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ubuntu-cve-2014-9746

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2016-06-07 14:06

Modified

2026-04-22 07:37

Summary

Details

The (1) t1_parse_font_matrix function in type1/t1load.c, (2) cid_parse_font_matrix function in cid/cidload.c, (3) t42_parse_font_matrix function in type42/t42parse.c, and (4) ps_parser_load_field function in psaux/psobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 do not check return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted font.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9746	REPORT
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/25/4	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2739-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9746	REPORT

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CVE-2014-9746 (GCVE-0-2014-9746)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-06-07 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:55

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

canonical

References

6 references

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/11/4	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-adviso…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetyp…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/25/4	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41309	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3370	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN

Date Public

2015-09-11 00:00

Show details on NVD website

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usn-2739-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2015-09-10 16:54

Modified

2026-04-22 07:36

Summary

freetype vulnerabilities

Details

It was 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 hang, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly expose uninitialized memory.

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2739-1	ADVISORY
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9745	REPORT
	https://launchpad.net/bugs/1449225	REPORT

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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ubuntu-cve-2014-9746

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2014-9746 (GCVE-0-2014-9746)

usn-2739-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

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