CVE-2014-9672

high

Description

Array index error in the parse_fond function in base/ftmac.c in FreeType before 2.5.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted FOND resource in a Mac font file.

References

Advisories
More

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2739-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2510-1

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3188

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00091.html

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0083.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201503-05

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2014-9482

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72986

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:055

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134395/FreeType-2.5.3-Mac-FOND-Resource-Parsing-Out-Of-Bounds-Read-From-Stack.html

http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=18a8f0d9943369449bc4de92d411c78fb08d616c

http://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=155

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-02-08

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04684