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CVE-2014-9673 Details

Description

Integer signedness error in the Mac_Read_POST_Resource function in base/ftobjs.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Mac font.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=154 CVEExploit
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=35252ae9aa1dd9343e9f4884e9ddb1fee10ef415 CVEIssue Tracking
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0696.html CVEThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

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Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-9673
NVD Published Date:
Feb 8, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2014-9673 Details - Not Deferred